Besides the gold by Pratyasa, Utkal University garnered another medal today with Abhisekh Dalabehera pocketing bronze in the men 100m sprint with a time of 10.72 seconds at Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow. Odisha athletes claimed two medals in men 100m sprint with Lalu Prasad Bhoi winning the silver for KIIT, clocking 10.60 seconds.

Women rowing pair of Avinash Kaur and Arunprit Kaur won the second medal of the day for KIIT with a silver in women 2000m W2X event at the Ramgarh Tal in Gorakhpur.

Meanwhile, after reaching semifinals, KIIT mens tennis team lost to Anna University 1-2 at Ekana Sportz City in Lucknow. KIIT will play the bronze medal match against Gujarat University tomorrow.
Sambalpur University men hockey team defeated Bengaluru City University 4-3 today at Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow to emerge as Pool-B toppers with two wins and qualified for the semifinals.

Odisha woman swimmer Shristi Upadhaya continued to shine for Jadavpur University, winning one silver medal each in women 100m freestyle and 4x100m medley relay and one bronze medal each in 200m individual medley, 4x100m freestyle relay. She ended her campaign with a total of seven medals, which include three gold, two silver and two bronze.
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TOP: Odisha and Utkal University swimmer Pratyasa Ray poses with her five medals at the Khelo India University Games in Greater Noida on 29 May 2023.
RIGHT: Odisha sprinters Lalu Prasad Bhoi (178, KIIT) and Abhisekh Dalabehera (Utkal University) celebrate after winning 100m silver and bronze medal respectively at the Khelo India University Games in Lucknow on 29 May 2023.