Odisha State Karate-Do Association (OSKA) today announced 34-member State squad for the Senior and U-21 National Karate Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 17 to 19 February 2023. The squad features 30 competitors and four officials.

According to OSKA president Dr Hari Prasad Pattanayak, the tour expenses of the Odisha squad will be borne by the Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha.

ODISHA SQUAD: Valena Valentina, Anupama Swain, Chinmayee Bhuyan, Susmini Paltasingh, Monali Sahoo, Loma Swain, Saloni Lenka, Mau Minal, Bidya Kiran Sahoo, Surosmita Sinha, Nyasha Kumari, Soumya Thapa, Suman Sadangi, Rajesh Mohapatra, Rajani Bishi, Abhishek Pattnaik, Krushna Chandra Nayak, Mahesh Dora, Krushna Chandra Maharana, Krishna Shikari, Jogesh Bariha, Bhagaban Reddy, Suman Sekhar Das, Uday Kiran, Trinath Rana, Ashutosh Pattnaik, Sahil Kumar, Jyoti Ranjan Rout, Sachin Biswakarma, Ritesy Ray.
Officials: Abinash Pundir (Manager), Kharabel Mallick, Deepak Kumar Samantara (coaches), Rajib Kumar Singh (Referee).
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PHOTO: Karatekas, coaches and support staff of Odisha squad for Senior and U-21 National Karate Championship pose with officials of OSKA in Bhubaneswar on 14 February 2023.