Eleven athletes from Odisha bagged two gold, one silver and one bronze medal for different teams in the 1st National Open Relay Carnival, which organised by Uttar Pradesh Athletics Association, under the aegis of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) at Sector-7 Sports Complex in Chandigarh on 24 March 2024.
Almost all the Odisha medal winners are cadets of Bhubaneswar-based Odisha-Reliance Foundation Athletics High Performance Centre. The Odisha Reliance Foundation (ORF) teams won the two gold medals in mens and womens 4x100m relay. The ORF mens team featured Lalu Prasad Bhoi, Aryan Ekka, Animesh Kujur and Abhisekh Dalabehera, while ORF womens team was consisted of Sukhi Baskey, Sabita Toppo, Bonita Lakra and Pragyan Prasanti Sahu.