HANSDA BAPI

Date of Birth : 2007-07-26
Gender : Male
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Address : Jhinikiria, Rautpada, Basta, Balasore, Odisha, India
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Home Club : Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High Performance Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar since 2019.
Coaching From : Martin Owens, Head Coach Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC
Team Represented : Odisha U-18 Boys, India U-18 Boys
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GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

28-Dec-2019
* Won the 400m Silver medal in boys-16 age group of the 67th Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 28-30 December, 2019.
12-Mar-2023
* Won one Gold (400m hurdles) and one Silver (1000m medley relay) medal at the 18th National Youth Athletics (U-18) Championship in Uduppi, Karnataka on 12 March 2023.
13-Nov-2022
* Won the medley relay Bronze medal in U-18 boys group of the 37th National Junior Athletics Championship at SAI Athletics Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on 13 November 2022.
30-Apr-2023
* Made a successful international debut by winning the boys 400m hurdles Silver medal with a personal best time of 51.38 seconds at the 5th Asian Youth (U-18) Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekisatn on 30 April 2023.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* On 23 March 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated him with a cash award of Rs 25 lakhs for winning the 400m hurdles gold medal with a time of 51.90 secs at the 18th National Youth Athletics Championship in Uduppi, Karnataka. But it may be noted that Hansda clocked 51.90 in the heats and won the gold with a time of 51.95 in the final.
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* According to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, with the time of 51.90 secs Hansda was ranked World No 1 in under-18 age category.
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* Hansda lost his father in 2008 when he was just one year old. He is the youngest of five siblings.
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* Bapi stays with his brothers, sister and mother.
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* According media report, his eldest brother had to work as a sweeper at a railway station to fund his training.

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