Marksmen and markswoman bagged a total of 58 medals in the 8th Odisha State Championship, which was organised by Odisha Rifle Association (ORA) here at Kalinga Stadium Shooting Complex and Utkal Karate School from July 26 to 30. The medals included 22 gold, 19 silver and 17 bronze.

Talcher Rifle Club joint-secretary Sarat Chandra Deb handed over the medals in the presence of ORA secretary Hari Prasad Pattanayak, joint-secretary Balabhadra Das, assistant-secretary Gouri Mohanty and ISSF coach Ashish Nayak.

RESULTS:

25m Pistol (.22): Junior men: 1. Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan (Puri), 2. Ayush Chandra Deb (Angul). Junior women: 1. Priya Pratisruti Behera (Bhubaneswar), 2. Stithaprajna Ray (Bhubaneswar), 3. Bijaylaxmi Pradhan (Bhubaneswar). Senior men: 1. Rana Pratap Brahma (Sundargarh), 2. Suryakanta Peda (Bhubaneswar), 3. Acharya Chinmay Mishra (Bhubaneswar). Veteran men: 1. Radhanath Mahapatra (Bhubaneswar), 2. Smaran Shankar Mishra (Bolangir), 3. Dilip Jee (Cuttack).

25m Pistol (.32): Junior men: 1. Ayush Chandra Deb (Angul). Senior men: 1. Rana Pratap Brahma (Sundargarh), 2. Sandeep Mohanty (Bhubaneswar), 3. Arabinda Sahoo (Kalahandi). Veteran men: 1. Radhanath Mahapatra (Bhubaneswar), 2. Bharat Chandra Pradhan (Bargarh), 3. Dilip Jee (Cuttack).

50m Rifle Open Sight (.22): Junior men: 1. Amit Kumar Behera (Koraput), 2. Amiya Khatoi (Puri), 3. Sidharth Mohapatra (Koraput). Junior women: 1. Priya Pratisruti Behera (Bhubaneswar), 2. Stithaprajna Ray (Bhubaneswar), 3. Uttkarsa Kumari (Koraput). Senior men: 1. Satyajit Sahu (Bhubaneswar), 2. Punyaslok Pattanaik (Angul), 3. Abhilash Bal (Bhubaneswar). Senior women: 1. Sweta Sahoo (Bhubaneswar), 2. Usharani Behera (Koraput), 3. Gouri Mohanty (Bhubaneswar). Veteran men: 1. BBK Biswasi (Bhubaneswar), 2. Radhanath Mahapatra (Bhubaneswar), 3. Smaran Shankar Mishra (Bolangir).

10m Air Rifle (Peep Sight): Junior men: 1. Aayushmaan Naik (Sambalpur), 2. Sruti Sourav Behera (Bhubaneswar), 3. Nishikant Kar (Bhubaneswar). Junior women: 1. Kashika Pradhan (Bhubaneswar), 2. Anjali Reddy (Bhubaneswar). Senior Men: 1. Ashish Nayak (Bhubaneswar), 2. Bhabani Prasad Haiburu (Bhubaneswar), 3. Mohit Kumar Paswan (Bhubaneswar). Senior women: 1. Sarojini Nayak (Bhubaneswar), 2. Kiran Prava Nayak (Khurda), 3. Gouri Mohanty (Bhubaneswar).

10m Air Pistol: Junior men: 1. Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan (Puri), 2. Amit Kumar Hota (Bhubaneswar), 3. Nishikant Kar (Bhubaneswar). Junior women: 1. Shruti Patro (Ganjam). Senior men: 1. Pilla Ramesh (Jharsuguda), 2. Paresh Kumar Sarangi (Angul), 3. Debabrata Sahoo (Keonjhar). Senior women: 1. Harsheen Kaur (Bhubaneswar), 2. Sahebani Oram (Bhubaneswar), 3. Sabitri Kasta (Bhubaneswar). Veteran men: 1. Smaran Shankar Mishra (Bolangir), 2. Gajendra Kumar Padhi (Bhubaneswar), 3. Bharat Chandra Pradhan (Bargarh). Veteran woman: 1. Renu Chowdhury (Bhubaneswar).
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PHOTO: Medal winners with guest and ORA officials in Bhubaneswar on July 29, 2018.