Odisha Wrestling Association (OWA) today named a 16-member State squad for participation in the Senior National Wrestling Championship, scheduled to be held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from 21 to 23 December 2022. The squad is constituted of eight men and eight women wrestlers.

The 16 wrestlers were selected from the State Selection Trial, which was held at Puri earlier from September 30 to October 2. The State squad left for Visakhapatnam by train from Cuttack today, accompanied by coach Laxmi Prasad Pattnaik and manager Santosh Kumar Das.

OWA Secretary Kishor Behera and other office-bearers were present at the railway station wish the State squad a successful campaign at the Senior National Championship.

ODISHA SQUAD:

Senior Men (Freestyle): 1. Prasanta Kumar Biswal (57kg), 2. Sadasiba Barik (61kg), 3. Pratap Pradhan (65kg), 4. Kedar Dalai (70kg), 5. Sahil Sundara Behera (74kg), 6. Arjun Panda (79kg), 7. Lokanath Supakar (86kg), 8. Sudarshan Dixit (92kg).

Senior Women: 1. Snigdharani Bhaji (50kg), 2. Banita Patra (53kg), 3. Aziza Begum (55kg), 4. Fiza Mohanty (57kg), 5. Rosalin Pal (59kg), 6. Mitali Nayak (62kg), 7. Tahera Khatun (65kg), 8. Manisha Behera (68kg).

Senior Men (Greco Roman): 1. Chintamani Jena (72kg), 2. Pravu Prasad Panda (82kg).
Coach: Laxmi Prasad Pattnaik, Manager: Santosh Kumar Das.
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PHOTO: Members of Odisha State senior wrestling squad pose at Cuttack Railway Station before leaving for the Senior National Championship on 19 December 2022.