A five-member Odisha squad, fielded by newly formed Boxing Odisha, bagged a total of three medals in the 8th Sub-junior Women National Boxing Championship, which was held at Udaipur in Rajasthan from October 8 to 11, 2017. The medals included one siver and two bronze.
Puri girl Bhabani Barik captured the silver medal in A-10, 46-48kg category after losing to M Sivapriya of Tamil Nadu in the final 0-2. Bhabani reached the final by trouncing Jay Shree Chauhan (MP) 5-0 in the quarterfinals and Neha Show (WB) 4-1 in the semifinals.