ORGANISED BY: Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha and Odisha Athletics Association, under the aegis of the Athletics Federation of India.

DESCRIPTION:
*    Odisha Athletics Association has announced a 29-member State squad for this championship.
*    Amiya Kumar Mallik, a former National record holder in mens 100m sprint, has been included in the squad as a wild card and that too for 4x100m relay only.
*    But Chhattisgarh sprinter Animesh Kujur has been given the opportunity to compete in three events for Odisha.

ODISHA SQUAD (29):

Men: Animesh Kujur (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Lalu Prasad Bhoi (100m, 4x100m relay), Dondapati Mruty Jayaram (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Sarun Payasingh (Long jump, 4x100m relay), Mahendra Santa (200m, 4x100m relay), Amiya Kumar Mallick (WC, 4x100m relay), Astik Pradhan (400m, 4x400m mixed relay, 4x400m relay), Malaya Barik (400m, 4x400m mixed relay, 4x400m relay), Bapi Hansda (4x400m relay), Swapanile Ahir (4x400m relay), Nobal Kumar Kissan (4x400m relay), Jashbeer Bilung (4x400m relay), Swadhin Kumar Majhi (High jump), Kishore Jena (Javelin), Jashbir Nayak (Decathlon).

Women: Srabani Nanda (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Mousumi Ray (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), Binati Behera (4x100m relay), Marymukta Soreng (Triple jump, 100m, 4x100m relay), Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles, 4x100m relay), Manisha Merel (Long jump, 4x100m relay), Sukhi Baskey (400m, 4x100m relay), Susmita Tigga (3000m steeplechase), Pragyan Prasanti Sahu (100m hurdles), Mahek Nasrin Dayan (High jump), Salmi Kispotta (Discus), Divya Shandilya (Hammer), Purnima Hembram (Heptathlon), Diptirani Sahoo (800m, 4x100m relay).