FULL NAME: Puspa Marandi
GENDER: Female
BORN: 25 March 2002 (Source: Kho-Kho Federation of India)
PARENTS: Arjuna Marandi (Father), Rebi Marandi (Mother)
HOME ADDRESS: Rani Patana, Balasore, Odisha, India
HOME CLUB: Playing Star Club, Balasore
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Malaya Ranjan Behera
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha U-21 and Senior Women

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

ZONAL:
*     She was a member of the Odisha women’s team that finished runners-up in the 21st East Zone Senior Kho-kho Championship, held at East Midnapore in West Bengal from April 13 to 15, 2018.

NATIONAL:
*     She was part of the Odisha women kho-kho team that won the Silver medal in the 36th National Games at Sankardham Ground in Ahmedabad on 4 October 2022.
*     She was part of the Odisha U-21 girls kho-kho team that won Bronze medal at the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati, Assam on 18 January, 2020.
*     She was part of the Odisha women team that won the Silver medal for the first time in the Federation Cup Senior National Kho-Kho Championship, the 29th edition of which was held at Purba Medinipur in West Bengal from Dec 28-30, 2018.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Receiving assistance of Rs 10,000 per month under Khelo India Scheme since June, 2018.
*     She is the third child of her family.
*     Her father earns his livelihood as a rickshaw puller.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 17 April 2018
PROFILE LAST UPDATE: 5 October 2022