FULL NAME: Aryan Ekka
GENDER: Male
BORN: 25 September, 2003 (Source: Athletics Federation of India) and 4 April, 2001 (Source: Facebook)
PARENTS: Father (Sukra Ekka), Mother (Merkha Ekka)
HOME ADDRESS: Barilapta, Khujurtoli, Nuagaon, Bisra, Sundargarh, Odisha, India. Pin Code: 770035
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Unit-IX Boys High School, Bhubaneswar and Chitalo College, Jajpur.
PET EVENT(S): 100, 400m and long jump
TRAINING ACADEMY: Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar and Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Lipika Mohapatra, James Hillier, Rohit Mane
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Sambalpur University, Odisha State and Odisha-Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
STATE:
* Crowned as Best Male Athlete, winning both U-20 boys 100m and 200m Gold medals with New Meet Records at the 68 th Odisha State Athletics Championship, held at KIIT & KISS Athletics Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 8-11 April 2022.
* Bagged a double, winning both the 100m and 400m Gold medals in boys-16 age group of the 67th Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 28-30 December, 2019.
* Won 200m gold and 400m silver medal in boys-16 age group of the 66th Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 28-30 December, 2018.
* Won the long jump bronze medal in U-14 boys group of the 65th Odisha State Athletics Championship, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from Dec 28-30, 2017.
NATIONAL:
* Won one Gold medal for Odisha-Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC in the 1st National Open Relay Carnival in Chandigarh on 24 March 2024.
* Won the Silver medal in men 4x100m relay event of the 37th National Games at the Athletics Stadium in Bambolim, Goa on 31 October 2023.
* Won the Silver medal in men 4x100m relay event of the 62nd National Open Athletics Championships at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on 15 October 2023.
* He was part of the Odisha mens 4x100m relay team that secured the 3rd position at the Indian Grand Prix-5 in Chandigarh on 11 September 2023.
* Won the Gold medal in U-20 mens 4x100m relay event of the 37th National Junior Athletics Championships at SAI Athletics Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on 14 November 2022.
* Won the mens 200m Silver medal at the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana on 9 June 2022.
* Secured 2nd position in mens 100m spring at the Indian Grand Prix-4 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 24 May 2022.
* Secured 2nd position in mens 200m Silver medal in the Indian Grand Prix-3, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 21 May 2022.
* Represented Odisha in the 19th National Federation Cup Junior (U-20) Athletics Championships, held in Sangrur (Punjab) from 31 July to 2 August, 2021.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Won the mens 4x100m Gold medal for Sambalpur University in the 4th Khelo India University Games at IG Athletics Stadium in Guwahati on 26 February 2024.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
* On 21 Feb 2023, Odisha Government felicitated him with a cash award of Rs 20,000 for winning one gold medal at the 37th Junior National Athletics Championship 2022.
* Joined Government Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar in 2017 and spent four years before being inducted to Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 2 March 2018
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 28 March 2024