The 10 sportspersons from Odisha have bagged a total of 15 medals for the country in Commonwealth Games till date. The 15 medals include five gold, seven silver and three bronze. The past eight CWG medalists of Odisha are: Bijay Satpathy, Prasmita Mangaraj and Katulu Ravi Kumar (all Weightlifting); Jyoto Sunita Kullu, Subhadra Pradhan, Prabodh Tirkey and Birendra Lakra (all Hockey) and Srabani Nanda (Athletics).

As many as five sportspersons from Odisha represented India in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The other three from _ woman sprint stars Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda and cyclist Dinesh Kumar _ failed to win any medal. Olympian Dutee and Srabani were members of the Indian women 4x100m relay team that finished fifth, clocking 43.81 seconds.

Dutee also participated in women 100m sprint, but only to bow out early, finishing fourth in Heat-5 with a timing of 11.55 seconds. Overall, she finished 27th in a field of 48 competitors. Cyclist Dinesh Kumar crashed out from the qualifying stage in men 4000m individual pursuit, finishing 19th on July 30.

Dutee and Dinesh joined the list of 13 sportspersons from Odisha who participated in the Commonwealth Games but could not win any medal.

ODISHA MEDALLISTS AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES:
1. Bijay Satpathy (Weightlifting): 1 Silver medal, Brisbane, Australia, 1982.
2. Jyoti Sunita Kullu (Hockey): 1 Gold, Manchester, England, 2002 and 1 Silver, Melbourne, Australia, 2006.
3. Prasmita Mangaraj (Weightlifting): 3 Silver and 1 Bronze, Manchester, England, 2002.
4. Subhadra Pradhan (Hockey): 1 Silver, Melbourne, Australia, 2006.
5. Katulu Ravi Kumar (Weightlifting): 1 Gold, New Delhi, India, 2010 and 1 Silver, Glasgow, Scotland, 2014.
6. Prabodh Tirkey (Hockey): 1 Silver, New Delhi, India, 2010.
7. Srabani Nanda (Athletics): 1 Bronze, New Delhi, India, 2010.
8. Birendra Lakra (Hockey): 1 Silver, Glasgow, Scotland, 2014.
9. Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey): 1 Bronze, Birmingham, England, 2022.
10. Amit Rohidas (Hockey): 1 Silver, Birmingham, England, 2022.

ODISHA NON-MEDALLISTS AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES:
Athletics: Anuradha Biswal, Jauna Murmu (Delhi 2010), Purnima Hembram (Gold Coast 2018), Dutee Chand (Birmingham 2022).
Cycling: Dinesh Kumar (Birmingham 2022).
Gymnastics: Rakesh Kumar Patra (Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018).
Hockey: Ignace Tirkey, William Xalxo (both Melbourne 2006), Binita Toppo (Delhi 2010), Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo (Glasgow 2014), Sunita Lakra (Gold Coast 2018).
Rugby: Bikash Kumar Jena (Delhi 2010).
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TOP: File picture of Odisha hockey international Deep Grace Ekka in action.
RIGHT: Amit Rohidas at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.