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Bhubaneswar-Khordha District Athletic Association (BKDAA) reigned supreme, bagging 39 out of 52 gold medals on the opening day of the 64th Odisha State Swimming Championship at Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar today.
Swimmers from Kalinga Institute Social Sciences (KISS) and Sambalpur won five gold medals each, while Cuttack claimed three yellow metal. The gold medallists included woman internationals Pratyasa Ray, Shristi Upadhaya, Mannata Mishra and national level swimmers Anmol Mohanty, Anshuman Vashist, Yajat Gupta, Sonia Patel and Anshika Aradhana Sahoo.
Around 450 swimmers, including 180 females from 20 district units joined the four-day championship, which is being jointly organised by Odisha State Swimming Association (OSSA) and the Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.
Competitions are being held in sub-junior (Group-III), junior (Group I and II) and senior male and female categories. Swimmers selected from the State championship would represent Odisha in the 40th Sub-junior and 50th Junior National Championship to be held in Bhubaneswar from 6 to 11 August 2024.
DSYS Secretary Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma graced the opening ceremony of the State championship as chief guest and gave away the medals. OSSA president Pradip Kumar Padhee, vice-president Amar Ranjan Mohanty, general secretary Golapmani Mahanta, treasurer Bijaya Dixit, technical head Surendra Kumar Naik and Inspire Institute of Sports technical head Douglas Eager were present on the occasion.
Ashutosh Nayak, Rankanidhi Sethi and Manoj Bonchhor conducted the events with swimming Olympian Sandeep Sejwal (JSW) lending a helping hand.
RESULTS (Day-1):
MEN OPEN: 1500m freestyle: 1. Abhinav Kumar Singh (BKDAA), 2. Saswat Swarup Beriha (Sambalpur), 3. Piyush Thakur (Sambalpur). 100m backstroke: 1. Anmol Mohanty (Cuttack), 2. Rayhaan G (BKDAA), 3. Manojit Roy (Cuttack). 50m freestyle: 1. Aritro Mallick (BKDAA), 2. Jagjit Pradhan (BKDAA), 3. Nabin Sharma (BKDAA). 4x100m medley: 1. BKDAA (Nabin Sharma, Yajat Gupta, Ayush Aryaman Badu, Aritro Mallick), 2. Cuttack (Anmol Mohanty, Rootendu Pati, Anshuman Vashist, Manojit Roy), 3. Sambalpur (Piyush Thakur, Svisa Barik, Saswat Swarup Beriha, Anshuman Merli). 200m butterfly: 1. Anshuman Vashist (Cuttack), 2. Subasis Tripathy (BKDAA), 3. Manojit Roy (Cuttack). 200m breaststroke: 1. Yajat Gupta (BKDAA), 2. Swastik Mahakur (Sambalpur), 3. Saswat Mahakur (Sambalpur). 200m medley: 1. Nabin Sharma (BKDAA), 2. Yajat Gupta (BKDAA), 3. Subasis Tripathy (BKDAA). 50m backstroke: 1. Anmol Mohanty (Cuttack), 2. Rayhaan G (BKDAA), 3. Somswarup Dash (BKDAA). 4x200m freestyle: 1. BKDAA (Nabin Sharma, Subasis Tripathy, Yajat Gupta, Aritro Mallick), 2. Cuttack (Anmol Mohanty, Rootendu Pati, Anshuman Vashist, Manojit Roy), 3. Sambalpur (Piyush Thakur, Saswat Swarup Beriha, Satya Swarup Nayak, Prince Mahakur).
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BOYS GROUP-I (15-17 Years): 1500m freestyle: 1. Rajesh Soren (KISS), 2. Raiguru Suryansh Mohapatra (KISS), 3. Soham Majhi (BKDAA). 100m backstroke: 1. Rayhaan G (BKDAA), 2. Manojit Roy (Cuttack), 3. Rajesh Soren (KISS). 50m freestyle: 1. Aritro Mallick (BKDAA), 2. Jagjit Pradhan (BKDAA), 3. Anshuman Merli (Sambalpur). 200m butterfly: 1. Saswat Swarup Beriha (Sambalpur), 2. Shrutiranjan Patalsingh (BKDAA), 3. Prem Prakash Pradhan (BKDAA). 200m breaststroke: 1. Yajat Gupta (BKDAA), 2. Svisa Barik (Sambalpur), 3. Anil Pingua (BKDAA). 200m medley: 1. Yajat Gupta (BKDAA), 2. Subasis Tripathy (BKDAA), 3. Anshuman Merli (Sambalpur). 50m backstroke: 1. Rayhaan G (BKDAA), 2. Somswarup Dash (BKDAA), 3. Dayasagar Kathar (Balangir).
BOYS GROUP-II (12-14 Years): 1500m freestyle: 1. Abhinav Kumar Singh (BKDAA), 2. Saswat Swarup Beriha (Sambalpur), 3. Ayushman Pradhan (BKDAA). 100m backstroke: 1. Yatharth Dev Panda (KISS), 2. Bhadu Hansdah (KISS), 3. Shrutiranjan Patalsingh (BKDAA). 50m freestyle: 1. Sai Swarup Swain (BKDAA), 2. Bhadu Hansdah (KISS), 3. Himanshu Shekhar Sahoo (BKDAA). 200m butterfly: 1. Saswat Swarup Beriha (Sambalpur), 2. Shrutiranjan Patalsingh (BKDAA), 3. Prem Prakash Pradhan (BKDAA). 200m breaststroke: 1. Yatharth Dev Panda (KISS), 2. Swastik Mahakur (Sambalpur), 3. Saswat Mahakur (Sambalpur). 200m medley: 1. Yatharth Dev Panda (KISS), 2. Sahil Majhi (KISS), 3. Kanhu Soren (KISS). 50m backstroke: 1. Bhadu Hansdah (KISS), 2. Sai Swarup Swain (BKDAA), 3. Debansh Sahu (Subarnapur).
BOYS GROUP-III (10-11 Years): 100m backstroke: 1. Shivansh Satpathy (Sambalpur), 2. Biswaranjan Mohanty (BKDAA), 3. Rajkumar Sethi (Balangir). 50m freestyle: 1. Shivansh Satpathy (Sambalpur), 2. Devesh Bagh (Sambalpur), 3. Jugal Sabar (KISS). 200m medley: 1. Sai Akshay (BKDAA), 2. Jugal Sabar (KISS), 3. Arata Munda (KISS). 50m backstroke: 1. Shivansh Satpathy (Sambalpur), 2. Biswaranjan Mohanty (BKDAA), 3. Satyajeit Majhi (KISS).
WOMEN OPEN: 100m backstroke: 1. Pratyasa Ray (BKDAA), 2. Dhanvi Bhaumik (BKDAA), 3. Vadra Satpathy (Cuttack). 50m freestyle: 1. Sonia Patel (BKDAA), 2. Anshika Aradhana Sahoo (BKDAA), 3. Akankshya Nayak (BKDAA). 800m freestyle: 1. Ayusree Dutta (BKDAA), 2. Chinmayee Behera (BKDAA), 3. Vadra Satpathy (Cuttack). 200m butterfly: 1. Shristi Upadhaya (BKDAA), 2. Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan (BKDAA), 3. Ayusree Dutta (BKDAA). 200m breaststroke: 1. Mannata Mishra (BKDAA), 2. Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan (BKDAA), 3. Arpita Sahu (Sambalpur). 50m backstroke: 1. Pratyasa Ray (BKDAA), 2. Dhanvi Bhaumik (BKDAA), 3. Priyadarshini Rout (BKDAA).
GIRLS GROUP-I (15-17 Years): 100m backstroke: 1. Priyadarshini Rout (BKDAA), 2. Anuva Jena (KISS), 3. Sristee Kalas (BKDAA). 50m freestyle: 1. Anshika Aradhana Sahoo (BKDAA), 2. Rani Naik (BKDAA), 3. Anuva Jena (KISS). 800m freestyle: 1. Priyadarshini Rout (BKDAA), 2. Aanchal Bag (Sambalpur), 3. Anupriya Panda (Sambalpur). 200m butterfly: 1. Arpita Samal (BKDAA), 2. Sristee Kalas (BKDAA), 3. Anupriya Panda (Sambalpur). 200m breaststroke: 1. Mannata Mishra (BKDAA), 2. Aanchal Bag (Sambalpur), 3. Lija Karna (BKDAA). 50m backstroke: 1. Priyadarshini Rout (BKDAA), 2. Anuva Jena (KISS), 3. Sristee Kalas (BKDAA).
GIRLS GROUP-II (12-14 Years): 100m backstroke: 1. Dhanvi Bhaumik (BKDAA), 2. Anjali Munda (KISS), 3. Arpita Seth (Sambalpur). 50m freestyle: 1. Tuhina Behuray (BKDAA), 2. Arpita Seth (Sambalpur), 3. Anjali Munda (KISS). 4x100m medley: 1. BKDAA (Dhanvi Bhaumik, Jigyansha Behera, Pratiksha Nandi, Chinmayee Behera), 2. Sambalpur (Anita Banchhor, Aliyana Panda, Shreejeeta Mahakur, Arpita Seth), 3. KISS (Saraswati Murmu, Basanti Soren, Anjali Munda, Deeptimayee Singh). 800m freestyle: 1. Chinmayee Behera (BKDAA), 2. Pratiksha Nandi (BKDAA), 3. Deeptimayee Singh (KISS). 200m butterfly: 1. Pratiksha Nandi (BKDAA), 2. Shreejeeta Mahakur (Sambalpur), 3. Ananya Naik (Sambalpur). 200m breaststroke: 1. Jigyansha Behera (BKDAA), 2. Aliyana Panda (Sambalpur), 3. Manyata Mishra (BKDAA). 50m backstroke: 1. Dhanvi Bhaumik (BKDAA), 2. Arpita Seth (Sambalpur), 3. Tuhina Behuray (BKDAA). 4x200m freestyle: 1. BKDAA (Pratiksha Nandi, Tuhina Behuray, Jigyansha Behera, Chinmayee Behera), 2. Sambalpur (Arpita Seth, Shreejeeta Mahakur, Aliyana Panda, Archita Bhoi), 3. KISS (Lipsha Dalei, Purnima Budek, Anjali Munda, Deeptimayee Singh).
GIRLS GROUP-III (10-11 Years): 100m backstroke: 1. Shreyasi Das (BKDAA), 2. Liza Bisi (BKDAA), 3. Subhasmita Sarangi (BKDAA). 50m freestyle: 1. Liza Bisi (BKDAA), 2. Shrutismita Sandha (BKDAA), 3. Deepika Singh (KISS). 4x50m medley: 1. BKDAA (Shreyasi Das, Sahita Ghosh, Sonali Balihar Singh, Liza Bisi), 2. KISS (Khusi Chattar, Deepika Singh, Suraja Bari, Phulkumari Chattar), 3. Sambalpur (Ansita Mitra, B Lancy, Mriganka Prusty, Abhipsha Bag). 50m backstroke: 1. Shreyasi Das (BKDAA), 2. Liza Bisi (BKDAA), 3. Khusi Chattar (KISS). 4x50m freestyle: 1. BKDAA (Shreyasi Das, Sonali Balihar Singh, Shruti Behera, Liza Bisi), 2. KISS (Suraja Bari, Babina Naik, Khusi Chattar, Phulkumari Chattar), 3. Sambalpur (Anannya Das, Sai Soubhagini Dash, Anshika Mohanty, Kirti Kiranmayee Sahoo).
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PHOTO: Odisha Sports Department Secretary Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma presents the medals on the opening day of the 64th Odisha State Swimming Championship in Bhubaneswar on 19 July 2024.
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