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  National Para Athletics: Odisha bag 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze
13 Jan 2024
 

Riding on a golden treble by woman sprint ace Jayanti Behera and a gold with National record by Suchitra Parida, Odisha bagged a total of nine medals in the 22nd National Para Athletics Championships, which concluded at the SAG Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Panaji, Goa today.

The nine medals include four gold, four silver and one bronze. Jayanti clinched the glorious treble womens T-47 category, winning one gold medal each in 100m, 200m and 400m run. She was also awarded as the Best Woman Athlete of the six-day championships.

Odisha woman javelin thrower Suchitra Parida not only secured the gold medal, but also created a New National Record, hurling the spear to a distance of 16.99 metres in F-55 category. She erased the previous National record of 14.73 metre, held by Sakhi Kasana.

Out of the four silver medals, visually impaired cricket international and para athlete Pankaj Bhue secured two, finishing second in mens 100 metre run and long jump. The other silver medals were claimed by Kamala Kanta Nayak in mens javelin throw and Kunilata Barik in womens 100m wheelchair run.
 

Gumda Barla claimed the lone bronze medal for Odisha in mens 5000m wheelchair run. Para Sports Association of Odisha (PSAO) has fielded a 29-member State squad in this National championship.

The squad features 24 male and six female athletes. Two coaches, one manager, one guide runner and five assistants and three officials have accompanied the Odisha squad.

ODISHA SQUAD:
Female: Jayanti Behera, Kunilata Barik, Madhusmita Sahoo, Ranjana Nahak, Ranjita Behera, Suchitra Parida.
Male: Arjun Bhatra, Bidyadhar Behera, Chandan Kumar Rout, Gadadhar Sahu, Gobind Dubey, Gumda Barla, Gyana Ranjan Sahoo, Jadunath Majhi, Jogeswar Bage, Jujhar Bari, Kamala Kanta Nayak, Lal Prasad Soren, Mangat Hembram, Mangulu Bisoyi, Niklas Pradhan, Nim Bahadur Shrestha, Pankaj Bhue, Pradipta Kumar Swain, Prafulla Kumar Khandayatray, Rajat Kumar Pal, Rathiram Gouda, Saroj Kumar Behera, Swadhin Mahar.

ODISHA MEDAL WINNERS:
Gold: Jayanti Behera, Womens 100m run, T-47 category, 13.18s (11 January 2024).
Gold: Jayanti Behera, Womens 400m run, T-47 category, 1:01.19s (12 January 2024).
Gold: Jayanti Behera, Womens 200m run, T-47 category, 26.92s (13 January 2024).
Gold: Suchitra Parida, Womens javelin throw, F-55 category, 16.99m (13 January 2024).
Silver: Kamala Kanta Nayak, Mens javelin throw, F-53 category, 16.56m (11 January 2024).
Silver: Kunilata Barik, Womens 100m wheelchair run, T-53/54 category, 25.38s (12 January 2024).
Silver: Pankaj Bhue, Mens 100m run, T-13 catetory, 11.90s (12 January 2024).
Silver: Pankaj Bhue, Mens long jump, T-13 catetory, 5.33m (12 January 2024).
Bronze: Gumda Barla, Mens 5000m wheelchair run, T-54 category, 19:50.85 (13 January 2024).
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TOP: Odisha sprint icon Jayanti Behera with her three gold medals and the best woman athlete trophy at the National Para Athletics Championships in Bambolim, Goa on 13 January 2023.
RIGHT: Odisha woman javelin thrower Suchitra Parida shows her gold medal at the National Para Athletics Championships in Bambolim, Goa on 13 January 2023.
 
   
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