A 35-member Odisha squad bagged a total of 27 medals to finish overall fifth in the WAKO India Cadet and Senior National Kickboxing Championship, held at Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune from February 13 to 16.
This was informed by Kickboxing Association of Odisha general secretary Bibhuti Bhusan Behera today. The medals included 10 gold, six silver and 11 bronze.
ODISHA MEDAL WINNERS:
Gold: Rashmi Ranjan Nayak (2); Kartik Bahadur, Bhagirathi Patra, Niranjan Samal, Biren Kumar, Piyush Kumar Sahu, Abhilash Behera, Walisha Temurkar, Kirtirani Sahoo (1 each).
Silver: Fakruddin Ahmed, Jagarnath Barik, Bholanath Choudhury, Ansuman Dakua, Luies Sahu, Bhola Bagar.
Bronze: Walisha Temurkar, Pranav Kumar Das, Kirtirani Sahoo, Pravat Ranjan Karmi, Jagarnath Suna, Swashtik Kubhar, Subrat Sethi, Gajendra Bag, Kabiraj Budhia, Prana Kumar Das, Dhiren Das.
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PHOTO: Odisha kickboxers with their medals in Pune on February 16, 2014.