FULL NAME: Malaya Barik
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 April 2006 (Source: Athletics Federation of India)
DATE OF DEATH: 21 October 2026
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Atabira, Bargarh, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Studied at Siddhartha Public School, Kumelsingha
PROFESSION: Not known
EVENTS PURSUED: 400m run
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
TRAINING PLACE: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Siba Prasad Mishra
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Bargarh District U-23 Men, Odisha State U-20 and Senior Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the Men-23 400m Silver medal in the 72nd Odisha State Senior Athletics Championship at Reserve Police Ground, Cuttack on 7 June 2026.

ZONAL:
*     Won the Gold medal in U-20 boys 4x400m relay event of the 36th East Zone Junior Athletics Championships, held at Morabadi Football Stadium in Ranchi from 22-24 Sept 2025.

NATIONAL:
*     Won the Gold medal in the mens U-20 400m at the 1st National Indoor Athletics Championships, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, 24-25 March 2026.
*     Secured the Gold medal as part of the Odisha team in the U-20 Boys 4x400m relay event of the 62nd National Open Athletics Championships, held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru from 11-15 October 2023.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Secured 1st position in mens 200m event of the Indian Athletics Series 4, held at Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand on 12 April 2026.
*     Secured 2nd position in mens 400m Race B at the Indian Open Athletics Meet, held at Patliputra Stadium in Patna, Bihar on 19 July 2025.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Died in a tragic road accident on the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack National Highway, near Phulnakhara on 21 October 2026.
*     Joined Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC in July 2026.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 19 July 2025
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 22 October 2026