FULL NAME: Papu Marandi (Surname also spelt as Marndi)
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 May 2005 (Source: Khelo India Youth Games)
FAMILY: Father (Bula Marandi), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Balangi (Degree) College, Sunhat, Balasore. Earlier studied at Shyamsundarpur High School
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha AM/NS India Kho Kho High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
TRAINING PLACE: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Rajesh Roshan Pradhan
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha State Sub-juniors, Odisha U-18 and Senior Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha mens team that won the Bronze medal in the 58th Senior National Kho Kho Championship, which was held at Railway Ground in Kazipet, Telangana from 11-15 January 2026.
*     He was part of the Odisha men team that shared the Bronze medal with Kolhapur in the 57th Senior National Kho-Kho Championship at the District Sports Complex in Puri on 4 April 2025.
*     He was part of the Odisha boys team that won the silver medal in the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana on 13 June 2022.
*     He was part of the Odisha boys team that won the silver medal at the 30th Sub-Junior National Kho Kho Championships, held at Albert Ekka Stadium in Ranchi from 2-6 October, 2019.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 16 April 2020
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 16 January 2026