Mannata Mishra made Odisha proud as she won the gold medal in Group-I girls 100m breaststroke, clocking 1:15.44 at the 50th Junior National Aquatic Championship, which concluded, along with the 40th Sub-junior National Aquatic Championship at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre in Bhubaneswar today.
This was the second Junior National medal for Mannata, who secured the 200m breaststroke bronze four days back. Host Odisha ended the campaign with a total of three medals in the combined National Aquatic Championships in Bhubaneswar. Shreyasi Das won the first medal for Odisha with a silver in Group-III sub-junior girls 100m backstroke earlier on 6 August 2024.