Odisha girls were unstoppable in the competition and registered three wins in a row to storm into the final. They started their winning run with a 22-18 win against West Bengal on January 31 and continued in the same vein beating Karnataka 24-20 and Punjab 22-18 in the next two days.

The Odisha girls and boys teams, featuring 15 players each, were led by Kadambini Majhi and Pabani Sabar respectively.

ODISHA KHO-KHO TEAMS:

BOYS (15): Pabani Sabar, Dillip Sabar, Sunil Patra, Papu Marandi, Vishal Oram, Khirod Biswal, Soumya Ranjan Barik, T Lokesh, Biswabijayee Colombus, Rama Prasad Kanhar, Ashutosh Sahoo, Babuli Tapan, Dibya Jyoti Omkar Sethi, Muna Behera, T Sankar.

GIRLS (15): Archana Majhi, Kadambini Majhi, Archana Pradhan, Ananya Pradhan, Smaranika Sahoo, Subhashree Sing, Ranjita Barik, Magai Majhi, Champa Majhi, Monika Naik, Kshyanaprava Naik, Jayasmita Tarei, Lipi Naik, Madhusmita Sethi, Harapriya Bhuyan.
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TOP: Odisha boys team captain Pabani Sabar and girls team captain Kadambini Majhi pose with the second runners-up and champion trophies respectively at the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Jabalpur on 3 February 2023.
RIGHT: Players, coaches and support staff of Odisha girls kho-kho team pose after winning gold medal at the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Jabalpur on 3 February 2023.