FULL NAME: P Arpita Archana Sahoo
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 10th December, 2004 (Source: Athletics Federation of India)
PARENTS: Father (Ajay Kumar Sahoor), Mother (Padmini Sahoo)
HOME ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Pursuing Post Graduation in English at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
EVENT(S) PURSUED: Javelin, shot put, pentathlon, 100m hurdles
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
TRAINING PLACE: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Chinmay Ranjan Jena
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Bhubaneswar City, KIIT University U-23 Women and Odisha State
PERSONAL BEST: Javelin (49.55m)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the U-23 women javelin Gold medal with New Meet Record (42.94m) in the 72nd Odisha State Senior Athletics Championship at Reserve Police Ground, Cuttack on 5 June 2026.
*     Won the pentathlon Gold and shot put Bronze medal in girls-16 group of the 66th Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 28-30 December, 2018.
*     Won both the shot put and 100m-hurdles Bronze medal in U-16 girls’ group of the 65th Odisha State Athletics Championship, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from Dec 28-30, 2017.
*     Won the Bronze medal in U-14 girls’ shot put event of the 64th Odisha State Athletics Championship, held at Barabati Stadiun, Cuttack from April 2-4, 2017.

ZONAL:
*     Won the U-20 women javelin Gold medal in the 35th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 8 Oct 2024.

NATIONAL:
*     Won the U-20 women javelin Bronze medal in the 39th National Junior Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 10 December 2024.
*     Won the Silver medal in women U-20 javelin event of the 38th National Junior Athletics Championships at Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) on 9 November 2023.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Secured Second position in womens javelin throw at the Indian Open Athletics Meet, held at Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi (Jharkhand) on 10 April 2025.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 September 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 12 August 2026