OTA secretary Satyajit Mohanty handed over the trophies at the closing ceremony. Organizing committee chairman Dr Pratap Kumar Pradhan, MOSF director and former international tennis player Chinmay Pradhan and Sanjeev Mahapatra, younger brother of Major Sandeep Mahapatra were present on the occasion.

The five-day tournament carried a total prize fund of Rs 2.5 lakh, the highest of its kind in Odisha. Major Sandeep Mahapatra was a valiant officer in Indian Army and a national level tennis player, who met with a tragic road accident on 3 March 2013. He was part of many military operations, including the 1999 Kargil War and won numerous army tennis titles.

Major Sandeep Mahapatra Memorial, which was first organized by Khordha District Tennis Association (KDTA) as a State level tournament at Bhubaneswar Club in 2014, became an all-India event in 2021 and shifted its venue to GRCC. This year, it was elevated to the status of an AITA approved mens championship.
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TOP: Kabir Hans poses with his singles and doubles trophies at the Major Sandeep Mahapatra Memorial AITA-OTA Mens 2.5 Lakh Tennis Tournament in Mendhashal, Bhubaneswar on 8 March 2024.
RIGHT: Title winners, runners-up, guests and tournament officials pose at the presentation ceremony in Mendhashal, Bhubaneswar on 8 March 2024.