The gold medal time of Hansda, however, was inferior to the Meet Record and National Record time of 51.49 and 50.81 seconds respectively. Durgesh Kumar Pal is the holder of both Meet and National Records, achieving the feats at Rachi in 2011 and at Singapore in 2010 respectively.

Mohammad Reyan Basha was another Odisha athlete who impressed in the National Youth Championship, capturing three medals. Winner of the boys 100m gold yesterday, Basha pocketed one silver each in 200m sprint and 1000m medley relay today.

Also a trainee of Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC, Basha finished second in 200m, clocking 22.22 seconds. The gold in this event was secured by Madhya Pradesh runner Abhay Singh who also created a new Meet Record with a time of 21.87 seconds.

Basha was part of the four-member Odisha medley relay team that claimed the silver medal, clocking 1:57.55. Other three runners of the relay team were: Bapi Hansda, Rajendra Sidhu and Chinmay Nag.

Basha and Hansda thus became multiple medal winners for Odisha in the National Youth Championship. Odisha had won one gold and one bronze yesterday.

Among seven Odisha athletes, who participated in the National Youth Championship, Rameswari Gond finished sixth in girls 400m hurdles (1:11.83) and Sunita Santa stood eighth in girls 2000m steeplechase (8:39.93).
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TOP: Odisha boy Bapi Hansda poses with his gold medal at the 18th National Youth Athletics (U-18) Championship in Uduppi, Karnataka on 12 March 2023.
RIGHT: Members of Odisha boys 1000m medley relay team (L-R) Bapi Hansda, Rajendra Sidhu, Chinmay Nag and Mohammad Reyan Basha celebrate after winning silver medal at the 18th National Youth Athletics Championship in Uduppi, Karnataka on 12 March 2023.