In swimming, Pratyasa Ray of Utkal University pocketed the silver medal in womens 100m backstroke event, clocking 1:09.72 seconds. Pratyasa is a trainee at the Odisha JSW Swimming High Performance Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

Two other Odisha lifters put up notable performances but missed medal narrowly. Aparajita Bhuyan of KIIT finished fifth in women 59kg class, lifting 72kg in snatch, 86kg in clean & jerk and 158kg in total, while Sangeeta Padhy of Berhampur University finished fourth in women 64kg class with total lift of 169kg (snatch 77kg, clean & jerk 92kg ).

In men hockey, Sambalpur University rode on a hat-trick by Nabin Kujur to hold Bangalore City University to a 3-3 draw in Pool B league. Kujur scored the three goals in the 39th, 42nd and 52nd minutes.
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TOP: KIIT woman weightlifter Moti Jani displays her silver medal at the 2nd Khelo India University Games in Bengaluru on 25 April 2022.
RIGHT: Utkal University swimmer Pratyasa Ray receives silver medal at the 2nd Khelo India University Games in Bengaluru on 25 April 2022.