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  Sr National Kho Kho: Odisha women secure silver; men bag bronze
15 Jan 2026
 

Odisha women and men teams bagged silver and bronze medal respectively in the 58th Senior National Kho Kho Championship, which was held at Railway Ground in Kazipet, Telangana from 11 to 15 January 2026. This was a repeat performance for both the Odisha teams who won identical medals in the previous edition held last year in Puri.

It was case of so near yet so far for Odisha women as they lost to defending champions Maharashtra in the final by just one point (22-23) today. According to Odisha Kho Kho Association of Odisha secretary Pradyumna Mishra, Archana Majhi of Odisha was awarded as the best woman player of the championship.

Odisha men settled for the bronze medal after losing to defending champions Railways in the semifinals yesterday. Railway men retained the title, getting the better of Maharashtra in the final 26-21 today.
 

ODISHA MEN TEAM (15): Arjun Singh, Deepak Kumar Sahoo, Pabani Sabar, Papu Marndi, Sunil Patra, Vishal Oram, T Sankar, Siba Gunta (All Odisha AM/NS India Kho Kho HPC), Niranjan Samal, T Balaram Das, Bharat Pradhan, Debendra Nath, Khirod Biswal, Ayush Sahoo, Lipun Mukhi. Coach: Akash Rana, Assistant Coach: Anil Laxman Ganjave, Manager: Nayan Behera.

ODISHA WOMEN TEAM (15): Archana Majhi, Subhashree Sing, Magai Majhi, Archana Pradhan, Harapriya Bhuyan, Sabita Murmu, Lisarani Raita, Kadambini Majhi (All Odisha AM/NS India Kho Kho HPC), Madhusmita Ojha, Ranjit Barik, Smaranika Sahoo, Champa Majhi, Rupali Pradhan, Pratima Dey, Truptirekha Barik. Coach: Anil Laxman Ganjave, Assistant Coach: Sabila Khatun, Manager: Meghna Swain.
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TOP: Players and support staff of Odisha women team pose with their runners-up trophy and silver medal at the 58th Senior National Kho Kho Championship in Kazipet on 15 January 2026.

RIGHT: Players and support staff of Odisha men team pose with their third-place trophy and bronze medal at the 58th Senior National Kho Kho Championship in Kazipet on 15 January 2026.
 
   
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