Odisha athletes bagged one gold and two silver medals in the 2nd Indian Open Throws & Jumps Competition, which was held at Inspire Institute of Sports in Bellary, Karnataka on 1 and 2 March 2023. Kishore Kumar Jena won the mens javelin gold medal with an effort of 78.93m on March 1.
Jena struck gold in his third jump and with this jump he also improved his personal best. He had achieved his previous personal best of 78.05m at the Open National last year. Sarbjeet Singh (Punjab) and Abhishek Drall (Delhi) claimed the silver and bronze respectively.
Odisha woman long jumper Manisha Merel bagged silver medal with an effort of 5.96m on March 2. The gold and silver in this event went to Sruthilekshmi L (Kerala, 6.11m) and R Punitha (Tamil Nadu, 5.85m).