Services long-jumper Ancy Sojan walked away with the best female athlete award for her gold winning efforts of 6.71m. Tamil Nadu Nithin sprinter Nithin was awarded as the best male athlete of the championship. He won the 200m gold with a time of 20.66 seconds, which was also a meet record. Previous time of 20.74 seconds was set by Animesh Kujur in 2023.

Yesterday, Odisha sprinter Lalu Prasad Bhoi emerged as the fastest man of the meet, winning the 100m gold medal in 10.46 seconds. Odisha men 4x100m relay team, featuring Lalu Prasad Bhoi, Amiya Kumar Mallick, Abhinash Sahu and Animesh Kujur captured the gold with a time of 39.65 seconds.

Pragyan Prasanti Sahu secured one silver medal for Odisha in women 100m hurdles, clocking 13.45 seconds, while the Odisha 4x100m women relay team, consisting of Srabani Nanda, Sukhi Baskey, Marymukta Soreng and Binati Behera pocked the bronze with a time of 45.93 seconds.
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TOP: Odisha Olympian Srabani Nanda poses with her 200m silver medal at the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships in Bangalore on 2 September 2024.
RIGHT: Odisha woman steeplechaser Susmita Tigga shows her bronze medal at the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships in Bangalore on 2 September 2024.