A 26-member Odisha State squad, featuring 21 athletes and five coaches, left for Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh today to participate in the 42nd NTPC Sub-Junior National Archery Championship to be held there at the Golden Jubilee Outdoor Stadium, Yupia, from 22 to 30 November 2025. The 21 archers include 10 boys and 11 girls.

According to Odisha Archery Association secretary Sampurnananda Das, the State body, in association with Tata Archery HPC, organised a coaching camp for the State squad at Maa Santoshi Higher Secondary School in Keonjhar.

ODISHA SQUAD:

Boys Indian Round: Rohit Kumar Marndi, Durgadatta Meher, Chandra Mohan Tudu, Gobinda Majhi.
Girls Indian Round: Rishma Mallick, Sanjali Oram, Kanjaka Manjula, Bhagyashree Hembram.
Boys Recurve Round: Rasananda Birua, Bhagobat Baliarsingh, Dillip Kandulana, Satari Ho.
Girls Recurve Round: Sunita Naik, Sabitri Patra, Tanisha Meher, Ujjaini Keshri.
Boys Compound Round: Daineswar Behera, Sanjay Gunta.
Girls Compound Round: Swapnarani Behera, Sita Hembram, Rachana Majhi.
Coaches: Sahela Sahin, Aryan Saw, Shambhunath Parida, Tikili Mahakul, Surya Paleya.