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  National Games: Golden double for Rakesh; Odisha bag 46 medals
13 Feb 2025
 

Riding on the stellar performances in artistic gymnastics and canoeing & kayaking, Odisha bagged five medals, including two gold, on the penultimate day of the 38th National Games 2025 in Uttarakhand today. Curtains will come down on the Uttarakhand Games with the closing ceremony tomorrow.

The addition of five medals today helped Odisha finish 12th in the overall medal tally, bagging a total of 46 medals, which featured 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze. It may be noted that Odisha bagged 58 medals (10 gold, 18 silver, 30 bronze) to finish 16th in the 37th National Games, held in Goa from 25 October to 9 November 2023.

 

Ace gymnast Rakesh Kumar Patra was the star of the day for Odisha as he clinched a golden double, adding the title in mens parallel bars today to the first one he claimed in still rings yesterday at Bhagirathi Hall in Dehradun. Odisha captured three medals in artistic gymnastics today with Tapeswarnath Das bagging silver in mens table vault and Pranati Nayak getting bronze in womens balancing beam.

In canoeing and kayaking, Odisha won two medals today, including one gold at the Water Sports Complex in Tehri. The womens kayaking team, featuring Oinam Bidya Devi, Oinam Binita Chanu, Shruti Chougule and Khwairakpam Dhanamanjuri Devi clinched the gold medal in the K4-500m. Dhanamanjuri Devi was a multiple medallist of the day as she pocketed a bronze in K1-500m.

Artistic gymnastics proved to be the most productive discipline for Odisha, delivering seven medals, including three gold, two silver and two bronze. Cycling and canoeing-kayaking fetched six medals each, while athletics and swimming contributed five medals apiece. However, athletics delivered the highest number of gold medals (four).
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TOP: Odisha star gymnast Rakesh Kumar Patra poses with his second gold medal at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on 13 February 2025.
RIGHT: Odisha women kayakers celebrate after winning the gold medal in K4-500m event at the 38th National Games in Tehri on 13 February 2025.

 
   

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