Odisha women swimmers kept their stellar show going by capturing the gold medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay on the third and penultimate day of the 1st Short Course Senior National Aquatic Championship at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, Gujarat today.

The Odisha relay quartet, featuring Pratyasa Ray, Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan, Shristi Upadhaya and Sonia Patel won the gold with a time of four minutes and 22.32 seconds.

This was the third gold and fifth medal for Odisha in the ongoing National championship. Earlier, Pratyasa clinched a glorious double, winning gold medal in womens 50m and 100m backstroke event.

Pratyasa also spearheaded Odisha team to a silver medal in womens 4x100m freestyle relay with Shristi Upadhaya, Sonia Patel and Anshika Aradhana Sahoo as her teammates. Shristi claimed one bronze in the womens 100m butterfly.
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PHOTO: Odisha womens 4x100m medley relay team, featuring (L-R) Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan, Pratyasa Ray, Sonia Patel and Shristi Upadhaya, poses with the gold medal at the 1st Short Course Senior National Aquatic Championship in Ahmedabad on 27 October 2026.