Jhilli settled for the bronze medal with a total lift of 167 kg at the Campal Sports Village in Panaji. She lifted 76 kg in snatch and 96 kg in clean & jerk. Sneha also contended herself with the bronze, lifting 80 kg in snatch and 106 kg in clean & jerk for a total of 186 kg.

Earlier on October 23, Odisha male gymnasts Rakesh Kumar Patra and Tapeswaranath Das won the gold medal for Services in artistics team event. Both Patra and Das train at Odisha AM/NS Gymnastic HPC, under the guidance of coach Ashok Kumar Mishra.

Meanwhile Odisha made sparking start in rugby sevens with both the men and women teams of the State, posing two wins each in group league. Odisha women outplayed Goa 52-0 and Bihar 27-5 in Pool A, while Odisha men prevailed over Kerala 15-12 and Goa 14-5 in Pool A.
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TOP: Odisha woman weightlifter Jhilli Dalabehera poses with her bronze medal at the 37th National Games in Goa on 25 October 2023.
RIGHT: Odisha woman weightlifter Sneha Soren displays her bronze medal at the 37th National Games in Goa on 25 October 2023.