FULL NAME: Kamala Kanta Nayak
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 June 1992 (Source: Para Sports Association of Odisha)
PARENTS: Father (Somanath Nayak), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Brahmagiri, Puri Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
CATEGORY OF PARA ATHLETE: T-53, F-53
EVENTS PURSUED: Javelin throw, 800m, 1500m and 5000m run
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PARA ATHLETICS:
*     Won the Silver medal in mens F-53 javelin throw in the 22nd National Para Athletics Championships at the SAG Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Panaji, Goa on 11 January 2024.
*     Finished fifth in men 800m T-53 category in the 20th National Para Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 29th March 2022.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PARA SWIMMING:
*     Won 3 Gold medals in senior men S-4 category of the 23rd National Para Swimming Championship, held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports in Gwalior (MP) on 29-31 March 2023.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     In 2014, Kamalakanta received severe spinal injuries in a mishap while playing volleyball.
*     He is hopeful of the getting an official entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for covering 213 kms in 24 hours on a manual wheelchair in Bhubaneswar on 16 January 2022.
*     He is the captain of Odisha wheelchair basketball team and had set a record in 2020 by covering 4200 km in his wheelchair.
*     On 18 January 2022, Odisha Government felicitated him with a cash award of Rs 1 lakh for setting a new record by travelling 213 kilometre in 24 hours on a wheelchair.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 8 April 2022
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 1 April 2024