Odisha male sprinters, spearheaded by 21-year-old Lalu Prasad Bhoi, have won two gold medals in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships which is being held at Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka from 30 August to 2 September 2024.
Odisha has won four medals so far with women hurdler Pragyan Prasanti Sahu and the State women 4x100m relay team securing one silver and one bronze respectively. A total of 25 athletes, including 10 women, are representing Odisha in the last National championship of the year.
Bhoi emerged as the fastest man of the four-day championship by winning the 100m gold with a time of 10.46 seconds on the second day. He ran a well-judged race to outclass more experienced runners, including Amlan Borgohain (Railways), who finished fourth.