Odisha suttler Vishakha Toppo won the bronze medal also in U-17 mixed doubles event with Viswa Tej Gobburu (AP) as her partner. Top seeds Vishakha and Viswa Tej settled for the bronze after losing to Siddharth Rawat and Angel Punera in the semifinals 21-16, 18-21, 23-25.

Odisha claimed the other bronze medal in U-17 girls doubles event through Vishakha Toppo and Pragati Parida. The third-seeded Odisha duo reached semifinals before losing to second seeds Gayatri Rawat and Mansa Rawat of Uttarakhand 19-21, 21-16, 21-23.

Odisha State Badminton Association (OSBA) fielded a 19-member State squad in this National Championship.

ODISHA SQUAD:
Boys: Bapun Rout, Somyajeet Sahoo (both Khordha), Jayakrushna Gardia (Sambalpur), Bibhudutta Biswal, Subhraketan Mallick (both Dhenkanal), Shreyansh Parida (Sundargarh), Shreyansh Jena (Mayurbhanj).
Girls: Tanvi Patri, Aksheeta Mohanty, Nimeesha Ojha, Adya Padhi, Shireen Sadique (all Khordha), Anshika Birok, Geetashree Dey, Vishakha Toppo (all Sundargarh), Swati Nayak (Cuttack), Jessica Sahu (Bhadrak), Sweety Priya Pradhan (Rayagada), Pragati Parida (Jajpur).
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TOP: Odisha duo of Pragati Parida and Vishakha Toppo pose after winning U-17 girls doubles bronze medal in Hyderabad on 19 September 2023.
RIGHT: Shuttlers of Odisha squad pose at the 35th Sub Junior National Badminton Championships 2023 in Hyderabad.