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A 13-member Odisha State squad returned home today after bagging a rich haul of 24 medals (10 gold, 9 silver, 5 bronze) in the 15th National Wheelchair Fencing Championship, which was held at Karan Stadium in Karnal, Haryana from 24 to 27 March 2023. The 24 medals
Odisha women team emerged overall champions, winning two gold and one silver, while Odisha men team finished overall runners-up, also securing two gold and one silver. Sheela Mantri and Pujaswini Nayak were joint-most successful among Odisha competitors, capturing two gold and one silver each in individual events.
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Officials of the State Sports & Youth Services Department accorded a warm reception to the State squad on its arrival at the Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar. Para Sports Association of Odisha President Kamala Kanta Rath congratulated wheelchair fencers for outstanding success at the National championship.
Odisha squad was accompanied by Bankim Chandra Mohanty and Prasant Kumar Behera as coach and manager respectively. All 13 wheelchair fencers of Odisha returned home with single or multiple medals.
ODISHA MEDALLISTS:
Women Individual Events (5 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze):
Malti Panaure: 1 Gold (Sabre), 1 Silver (Epee) and 1 Bronze (Foil) in Category A.
Sheela Mantri: 2 Gold (Foil, Epee) and 1 Silver (Sabre) in Category A.
Pujaswini Nayak: 2 Gold (Sabre, Foil) and 1 Silver (Epee) in Category B.
Asha Singh: 2 Bronze (Epee, Foil) in Category B.
Men Individual Events (1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze):
Prafulla Kumar Khandayatray: 1 Gold (Sabre) and 1 Silver (Foil) in Category B.
V Ramesh Rao: 2 Silver (Epee and Foil) in Category A.
Pabitra Sahu: 1 Silver (Sabre) in Category A.
Rakhal Kumar Sethy: 2 Bronze (Sabre and Foil) in Category A.
Women Team Events (2 gold, 1 silver):
Sabre Gold: Malti Panaure, Sheela Mantri, Pujaswini Nayak, Karimun Nisa.
Foil Gold: Malti Panaure, Sheela Mantri, Pujaswini Nayak, Madhusmita Sahoo.
Epee Silver: Malti Panaure, Sheela Mantri, Pujaswini Nayak, Madhusmita Sahoo.
Men Team Events (2 gold 1 silver):
Foil Gold: V Ramesh Rao, Rakhal Kumar Sethy, Niku Pradhan, Pabitra Sahu.
Epee Gold: V Ramesh Rao, Rakhal Kumar Sethy, Niku Pradhan, Akhaya Kumar Sahoo.
Sabre Silver: Rakhal Kumar Sethy, Prafulla Kumar Khandayatray, Pabitra Sahu, Amiya Ranjan Tripathy.
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TOP: Members of Odisha squad celebrate their success in Karnal on 27 March 2023.
RIGHT: Odisha wheelchair fencers pose with their trophy and medals in Bhubaneswar on 28 March 2023.
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