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  KIUG 2023: Odisha swimmers, lifters, rugby players shine
23 Feb 2024
 

Swimmers of Odisha or having a link with the State ended their campaign on a highly successful note, bagging a total 14 medals at the 4th Khelo India University Games at Dr Zakir Hussain Aquatics Complex in Guwahati on 22 February 2024. The 14 medals featured nine gold, four silver and one bronze.

With KIIT Deemed to be University winning one gold and two silver, the overall total of Odisha athletes became 17. KIIT weightlifters Sneha Soren and Punit Chandra Sahu pocketed one gold and one silver respectively, while the other silver was captured by their mens rugby seven team.

Utkal University flag-bearer Pratyasa Ray was most successful among the Odisha swimmers, capturing four gold, one silver and one bronze. She was followed by Shubhrant Patra, who garnered three gold and one silver Jain University, Bangalore. A native of Silk City, Berhampur, Shubhrant studies and trains in Bangalore.
 

Shristi Upadhaya of Odisha IIS Swimming HPC, Bhubaneswar, also achieved outstanding success, claiming two gold and two silver medal for Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She celebrated her birthday with two gold medals on February 21. Both Shubhrant and Shristi have the reputation of winning multiple medals in Odisha State swimming championships and representing the State in the National championships.

Odisha international lifter Sneha Soren secured the one gold medal in women 55kg category, while Punit secured the silver in mens 102kg class at Rajiv Gandhi University in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

MEDAL WINNERS OF ODISHA UNIVERSITIES:
Gold: Pratyasa Ray (Utkal University), Swimming, Women 400m freestyle (4:48.22), at Guwahati, 19 Feb 2024.
Gold: Pratyasa Ray (Utkal University), Swimming, Women 100m backstroke (1:08.12), at Guwahati, 19 Feb 2024.
Gold: Pratyasa Ray (Utkal University), Swimming, Women 200m backstroke (3:30.95), at Guwahati, 20 Feb 2024.
Gold: Sneha Soren (KIIT University), Weightlifting, Women 55kg (Total lift 172kg), at Itanagar, 20 Feb 2024.
Gold: Pratyasa Ray (Utkal University), Swimming, Women 50m backstroke (31.09), at Guwahati, 22 Feb 2024.
Silver: Pratyasa Ray (Utkal University), Swimming, Women 200m freestyle (2:15.15), at Guwahati, 21 Feb 2024.
Silver: Punit Chandra Sahu (KIIT University), Weightlifting, Men 102kg (Snatch 127kg, C&J 171kg, Total 298kg), at Itanagar, 22 Feb 2024.
Silver: KIIT University, Mens Rugby Sevens (Sarusajai Sports Complex, Guwahati) 23 Feb 2024.
Bronze: Pratyasa Ray (Utkal University), Swimming, Women 400m individual medley (5:28.80), at Guwahati, 20 Feb 2024.

MEDALS WINNERS CONNECTED TO ODISHA:
Gold: Shubhrant Patra (Jain University), Swimming, Men 200m butterfly (2:06.94), at Guwahati, 20 Feb 2024.
Gold: Shubhrant Patra (Jain University), Swimming, Men 4x100m freestyle (3:37.76), at Guwahati, 20 Feb 2024.
Gold: Shubhrant Patra (Jain University), Swimming, Men 4x100m medley relay (3:58.37), at Guwahati, 21 Feb 2024.
Gold: Shristi Upadhaya (Jadavpur University), Swimming, Women 100m butterfly (1:06.08), at Guwahati, 21 Feb 2024.
Gold: Shristi Upadhaya (Jadavpur University), Swimming, Women 200m butterfly (2:30.53), at Guwahati, 21 Feb 2024.
Silver: Shristi Upadhaya (Jadavpur University), Swimming, Women 50m butterfly (29.30), at Guwahati, 20 Feb 2024.
Silver: Shristi Upadhaya (Jadavpur University), Swimming, Women 200m medley (2:33.87), at Guwahati, 22 Feb 2024.
Silver: Shubhrant Patra (Jain University), Swimming, Men 4x200m Freestyle relay (8:13.95), at Guwahati, 22 Feb 2024.
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TOP: Utkal University swimmer Pratyasa Ray poses with her medals at the 4th Khelo India University Games in Guwahati on 20 February 2024.
RIGHT: Odisha swimmer Shubhrant Patra displays the gold medal he won for Jain University in Guwahati on 20 February 2024.
 
   
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