Odisha finished 19th among 20 medal winning states, bagging three medals, including one silver and two bronze in the 41st National Junior Athletics Championship, which was organized by Athletics Federation of India at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai from 23 to 27 October 2026.
Host Tamil Nadu secured the top spot in the medal tally with 19 gold, 12 silver and 15 bronze for a total of 46 medals. Haryana claimed the second place with 40 medals, which featured 15 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze. But Odisha, which boasts of possessing a High Performance Centre (HPC) in athletics, contended itself with only three medals and no gold.