Odisha women bagged the overall winners trophy while Odisha men received the overall runners-up trophy. As many as 13 players represented Odisha in kayaking and canoeing, which was included in the Khelo India Youth Games for the first time.

Khelo India Youth Games was the second major National level competition where Odisha won highest number of medals in kayaking and canoeing. Earlier, kayaking canoeing athletes captured eight medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze) in the 36th National Games, held in Gujarat in October 2022.

The major share of credit in Odisha achieving the remarkable success in kayaking and canoeing, however, goes to Sports Authority of India (SAI) and its coaches. This is because all the medal winners belong to SAI National Centre of Excellence, Jagatpur, Cuttack and have been trained by coaches Laishram Johnson Singh and Prithviraj Shinde.
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TOP: Pukhrambam Roji Devi posees after winning gold medal in canoe sprint K-1 womens 200m event of the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Bhopal on 3 February 2023.
RIGHT: Leichonbam Neha Devi celebrates after winning silver medal in canoe sprint C-1 womens 200m event of the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Bhopal on 3 February 2023.