DESCRIPTION:
*     A total of 1034 athletes have submitted entries for 20 men’s and as many women’s events.
*     Men’s 100m event has the highest number of 128 entries.
*     The lowest number of seven entries have been received for both women’s 20km walk and heptathlon.
*     Federation Cup National Senior will be the qualifier for Bhubaneswar Asian Athletics Championship 2017.
*     A total of 1034 athletes, including 18 from Odisha have submitted entries for 20 men’s and 20 women’s events of the Federation Cup.
*     18 Odisha athletes include sprinters Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda and Amiya Kumar Mallick; heptathlete Purnima Hembram and 400m runner Janua Murmu.

ODISHA SQUAD:
Women: Dutee Chand (100m, 200m), Purnima Hembram (Heptathlon), Jauna Murmu (400m, 400m hurdles), Srabani Nanda (100m, 200m), Parbati Sethi (Discus).
Men: Dinesh Kumar Barik (Hammer), Hari Behera (Hari Behera), Rajesh Kumar Dash (20km walk), Kishore Kumar Jena (Javelin), Saroj Kumar Jena (100m, 400m), Amiya Kumar Mallick (100m, 200m), Bighnaraj Miridia (400m), Rajat Kumar Mohan (Discus), Sukadev Mohanty (Decathlon), Malay Pati (Hammer), Ashish Kumar Patra (Long jump), Chinmaya Ranjan Jena (Javelin), Ranjan Kumar Sahu (Shot put).