Host Odisha reaped 20 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze) on the second day of the 35th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship 2024 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar today. With 26 medals coming on the opening day, the total number of medals for Odisha has gone up to 46, which includes 17 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze.
Among prominent Odisha medal winners of Day-2, sprinters Pratik Maharana, Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram and thrower Ommkar Prasad Nanda clinched an individual double each. Bapi Hansda also bagged a double by winning his second gold medal in U-20 mens 4x400m relay. The three-day championship will conclude tomorrow.