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  Jr National Archery: Manaswari, Odisha girls win bronze medals
24 Dec 2025
 

Manaswari Hasdak created history when she became the first girl archer from Odisha to win a medal in individual recurve round of the 45th NTPC Junior National Archery Championship at Swami Vivekananda Athletic Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh today.

Daughter of international archer-turned coach Rajesh Hasdak and Plus-Two Arts student of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Manaswari won the bronze medal, defeating Madhvi Choudhan of Uttar Pradesh 6-5 (9-8) in tie-breaker. Pranjal Tholiya (Rajasthan) and Tamanna Deshwal (Haryana) won the gold and silver medal respectively.

This was the second medal for Manaswari in the ongoing Junior National Championship. She was also part of the four-member Odisha girls recurve team that secured the bronze medal, beating Uttar Pradesh 5-1 on December 23.
 

Mamita Oram, Sunita Naik and Sabitri Patra were the other three archers of the Odisha girls team, which earlier defeated Tamil Nadu 6-0, Madhya Pradesh 6-0, but lost to Rajasthan 4-5 in the semifinals. Rajasthan bagged the gold, while the silver went to Haryana.

A 22-member squad is representing Odisha in the current championship, which is set to conclude on December 30. Over 500 archers from 30 states are participating in this championship, which was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.

Odisha Archery Association president Gokul Chandra Pati and secretary Sampurnananda Das congratulated the medal winners of the State.

ODISHA SQUAD:

Boys Recurve Round: Krushna Munda (SAI Sundargarh), Rasananda Birua (KISS), Suresh Wika (SAI HAL), Bhagobat Baliarsingh (Keonjhar).
Girls Recurve Round: Sunita Naik, Sabitri Patra (both Keonjhar), Mamita Oram (SAI Sundargarh), Manaswari Hasdak (KISS).
Coaches: Shahela Shahin, Aryan Saw (both Tata HPC, Keonjhar), Rajesh Hasdak (KISS).

Boys Compound Round: Sagar Raita, Kesab Banara (both KISS), Daineswar Behera (Keonjhar).
Girls Compound Round: Swapnarani Behera, Sita Hembram (both Keonjhar), Sanjana Rani Kujur (Kalahandi).
Coaches: Shahela Shahin, Aryan Saw (both Tata HPC, Keonjhar), Mandu Swain (KISS).

Boys Indian Round: Rabi Muduli, Karan Bisimajhi (both Koraput), Trinath Munda (Keonjhar), Rohit Kumar Marndi (Mayurbhanj).
Girls Indian Round: Rishma Mallick, Kaushalya Sing, Purnima Purty, Kanjaka Manjula (all KISS).
Coaches: Bhagatram Nayak (Malkangiri), Tarinisen Nayak (Mayurbhanj).
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TOP: Odisha girl Manaswari Hasdak poses with her individual recurve bronze medal at the 45th Junior National Archery Championship in Raipur on 24 December 2025.
RIGHT: Members of Odisha girls recurve team pose with their bronze medals at the 45th Junior National Archery Championship in Raipur on 23 December 2025.
 
   
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