Team Orisports 11-Sep-2016
An 86-member Odisha squad bagged a total of 60 medals to finish overall second with 386 points in the 28th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship, which was held at Guwahati in Assam on Sept 10 and 11, 2016. The medals included 18 gold, 21 silver and 21 bronze.
Bengal emerged overall champions with 568 points, while Jharkhand ended third with 311 points. Among the Odisha medalists, three boys and one girl pocketed two gold medals each. They were Lakhan Murmu, Bhima Soren, Hari Behera and Salmi Kispotta.
ODISHA MEDALLISTS:
GOLD: Lakhan Murmu (Boys-14, 100m run, 11.3s; Long jump, 6.39m). Abhinas Harichandan (Boys-14, High jump, 1.63m). Rout Singh (Boys-14, Triathlon, 1694p). Bhima Soren (Boys-16, 100m run, 11.2s; Long jump, 6.88m). Bijay Xalxo (Boys-16, 800m run, 2:03.0s). Odisha (Boys-16, Medley relay, 2:03.4s). Prasanjit Xaxa (Boys-18, 110m hurdles, 14.4s). Binkash Barwa (Boys-18, 400m hurdles, 55.2s). Hari Behera (Boys-20, Shot put, 15.66m; Discus, 44.02s). Manisha Merel (Girls-16, Long jump, 5.13m). Priyanka Mahalik (Girls-18, 5000m race walking, 29.29.9s). Salmi Kispotta (Girls-18, Shot put, 12.61m; Discus, 37.25m). Sekunta Kullu (Girls-20, 100m run, 12.2s). Divya Shandilya (Girls-20, Hammer, 38.45m).
SILVER: Mukesh Gowala (Boys-16, 100m hurdles, 14.4s). Bijaya Pradhan (Boys-16, Discus, 37.91m). Punga Soren (Boys-18, 110m hurdles, 14.5s). Prasanjit Xaxa (Boys-18, 400m hurdles, 55.9s). Nimu Tudu (Boys-18, Triple jump, 13.64m). Sraban Badaraita (Boys-18, Javelin, 60.20m). Kamakshya Prasad Nayak (Boys-20, 100m run, 10.9s; 200m run, 22.7s). Roshan Minz (Boys-20, 1500m run, 4:09.1s). Sukadev Mohanty (Boys-20, 110m hurdles, 15.1s; Triple jump, 14.20m). Jyoshna Sabar (Girls-16, 100m run, 12.6s; 200m run, 26.3s). Sabita Hembram (Girls-16, Pentathlon, 2577p). Odisha (Girls-16, Medley relay, 2:27.1s). Raibari Tiria (Girls-18, 100m hurdles, 15.0s). Monika Barwa (Girls-18, Triple jump, 11.34m). Jayanti Behera (Girls-20, 800m run, 2:37.3s). Samsad Ara Begum (Girls-20, 5000m run, 11.03.0s). Parbati Baskey (Girls-20, Long jump, 4.36m). Jasmi Kisku (Girls-20, Heptathlon, 3686p).
BRONZE: Bijaya Pradhan (Boys-16, Shot put, 12.16m). Gangadhar Madkami (Boys-16, Discus, 37.46m). Manki Sundi (Boys-18, 400m run, 50.9s). Simanchal Raita (Boys-18, 800m run, 2:00.0s). Odisha (Boys-18, Medley relay, 2:03.8s). Sanjay Kumar Singh (Boys-20, Triple jump, 13.64m). Basanti Majhi (Girls-14, 600m run, 1:47.3s). Sukhi Baskey (Girls-16, 200m run, 26.5s). Fulamani Karjee (Girls-16, 400m run, 1:03.0s). Sabita Hembram (Girls-16, 100m hurdles, 15.9s). Rasmini Majhi (Girls-16, Long jump, 4.85m). Utkalika Priyadarshini (Girls-18, Discus, 33.00m). Sekunta Kullu (Girls-20, 200m run, 25.6s). Jayanti Behera (Girls-20, 1500m run, 5.08.1s). Samsad Ara Begum (Girls-20, 3000m run, 11.03.0s). Suchita Tirkey (Girls-20, 5000m run, 20.40.2s). Saraswati Chatter (Girls-20, 400m hurdles, 1:15.6s). Aparna Jha (Girls-20, 10000m race walking, 1:17:12s). B Saina Ambika (Girls-20, Shot put, 8.74m; Discus, 32.56m). Odisha (Girls-20, 4x400m relay, 4:32.8s).
