It may be noted that Odisha bagged 58 medals (10 gold, 18 silver, 30 bronze) at the 37th National Games, held in Goa two years ago and 26 medals (4 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze) at the 36th National Games that took place in Gujarat in 2022.

ODISHA CONTINGENT FOR 38 TH NATIONAL GAMES:

AQUATICS & WATERPOLO (25): Female (19): Mannata Mishra, Shristi Upadhaya, Pratyasa Ray, Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan, Anshika Aradhana Sahoo, Ayusree Dutta, Ashika Toppo, Anjali Munda, Reshma Majhi, Rinu Majhi, Renuka Tiriya, Subhasmita Majhi, Krushna Priya Nayak, Sualmani Marndi, Smita Smruti Sahu, Sukamani Kishan, Rinky Murmu, Puja Padhan, Mamuni Majhi. Male (6): Jagjit Pradhan, Shubhrant Patra, Nabin Sharma, Jadu Budek, Anmol Mohanty, Anshuman Vashist.

ARCHERY (6): Female (1): Priti Oram. Male (5): Arjuna Khara, Sraban Kumar Mandangi, Trinath Munda, Sanjaya Majhi, Rashmi Ranjan Naik.

ATHLETICS (24): Female (9): Bonita Lakra, Binati Behera, Mery Mukta Soreng, Divya Shandilya, Laxmipriya Kisan, Susmita Tigga, Sabita Toppo, Srabani Nanda, Pragyan Prasanti Sahu. Male (15): Debasis Pattnaik, Bhima Sardar, Jashbeer Bilung, Astik Pradhan, Mahendra Santa, Amiya Kumar Mallick, Swadhin Kumar Majhi, Jashbir Nayak, Bapi Hansda, Pratik Maharana, Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram, Ashok Dandasena, Graceson Jeeva, Lalu Prasad Bhoi, Animesh Kujur.

BADMINTON (2): Female (2): Rutaparna Panda, Swetaparna Panda.

BOXING (7): Female (5): Sandhya Rani Das, Nibedita Swain, Srutisha Rani Panigrahi, Sunita Jena, Purnima Sethi. Male (2): Akshaya Nayak, Alok Kumar Mallick.

CYCLING (5): Female (5): Urmila Behera, Jyotirmayee Biswal, Barsarani Barik, Rejiya Devi Khoirom, Swasti Singh.

FOOTBALL (22): Female (22): Suhasini Mahakul, Manju Ganjhu, Susmita Tanty, Kuni Munda, Salge Majhi, Sulekha Kanhar, Maxima Kujur, Supriya Routray, Manisha Naik, Pratima Oram, Shibani Mundari, Malati Munda, Sumitra Hembram, Munika Minz, Jabamani Tudu, Satyabati Khadia, Pyari Xaxa, Ipshita Rout, Deepa Nayak, Sasmita Parida, Subhadra Sahoo, Jili Kishran.

GYMNASTICS (12): Female (6): Preety Reddy, JM Titika Das, Laxmipriya Sundaray, Aditi Todi, Karishma, Pranati Nayak. Male (6): Mrutyunjaya Pattanaik, Jagadish Barik, M Mohid Kumar, Sumit Dhali, Tapeswarnath Daqs, Rakesh Kumar Patra.

HOCKEY (36): Female (18): Madhuri Kindo, Sunelita Toppo, Prativa Ekka, Dipi Monika Toppo, Jiwan Kishori Toppo, Jyoti Chhatri, Sumi Mundari, Tanuja Toppo, Arti Xalxo, Mariana Kujur, Ajmina Kujur, Nitu Lakra, Anjela Toppo, Nikita Toppo, Philicia Toppo, Rashmita Minz, Mukta Jojo, Pratibha Ekka. Male (18): Nelsan Barla, Teophil Kujur, Matiyas Dang, Ajay Kumar Ekka, Nitin Mukesh Tigga, Rahul Ekka, Amit Kumar Toppo, Prajukt Nag, Rohit Xaxa, Biju Ekka, Prasad Kujur, Sumit Kindo, Mangal Lohar, Laban Lugun, Deepak John Kerketta, Abhisek Lakra, Kerobin Lakra, Dilip Kumar Sa.

JUDO (1): Female (1): Debasini Ping.

KAYAKING & CANOEING (13): Female (7): Achoibam Sanatombi Devi, Rasmita Sahoo, Shruti Chougule, Oinam Bidya Devi, Oinam Binita Chanu, Khwairakpak Dhanamanjuri Devi, Salam Arshi Devi. Male (6): Nirbhay Singh Lour, Avinash Shingam, Santosh Khwairakpam, Dev Choudhary, Sagar Kumar, Salam Kishan Singh.

KHO-KHO (30): Female (15): Pratima Dey, Lisarani Raita, Ananya Pradhan, Smaranika Sahoo, Asha Marandi, Madhusmita Ojha, Rupali Pradhan, Champa Majhi, Kshanaprava Nayak, Subhashree Sing, Ranjita Barik, Archana Majhi, Magai Majhi, Archana Pradhan, Sasmita Nathasharma. Male (15): Santosh Kumar Pradhan, Vishal Oram, Sunil Patra, Teppala Sankar, Suresh Sethi, Jagannatha Murmu, Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Arjun Singh, Pabani Sabar, Deepak Kumar Sahoo, Siddheswar Tudu, Niranjan Samal, T Balaram Das, Debendra Nath, T Jagannath Das.

LAWN BOWL (14): Female (7): Sunayana Bakshi, Saina Naik, Rajeswari Seth, Bishnupriya Bohidar, Padmasinee Putel, Roshni Sahu, Swetlana Bakshi. Male (7): Ankit Naik, Dinesh Kumar Mahananda, Sourav Ranjan Maharana, Tarini Prasada Nayak, Lalit Sharma, Narasingha Rana, Kailash Majhi.

LAWN TENNIS (1): Male (1): Kabir Hans.

MODERN PENTATHLON (8): Female (3): Punyatoya Behera, Sabitri Bhokta, Namrata Karnal. Male (5): Mohammad Aman, Raiguru Suryansh Mohapatra, Pranab Das, Subrat Dalabehera, Pratik Das.

ROWING (24): Female (12): Anshika Bharti, Sonalika Das, Jharana Hasti, Avinash Kaur, Nikita Dnyaneshwar Gavhane, Sonali Swain, Ritu Kaudi, Deepika Xess, Sweeti, Bhagyashri Keshav Ghule, Monika Bhadoria, Arunprit Kaur. Male (12): Rajat Kumar, Sourbh, Jagdeep Singh, Ankit Male, Rohit Bedwal, Shagandeep Singh, Karanbir Singh Bhinder, Dinesh Kumar, Parminder Singh, Satnam Singh, Kapeesh Kumar, Shobhit Pandey.

RUGBY SEVENS (24): Female (12): Tilottama Sahoo, Mama Naik, Parbati Kisku, Sandhyarani Tudu, Sunita Hansdah, Nirmalya Rout, Hupi Majhi, Dumuni Marndi, Parbati Hansdah, Puspanjali Bhoi, Arati Murmu, Kabita Kasturi Padihari. Male (12): Rajkishore Murmu, Soumya Ranjan Swain, Sanjay Kisan, Binod Marandi, Ashok Hansdah, Asis Sabar, Jugal Kishore Majhi, Ajit Kumar Hansdah, Shanawaz Ahmed, Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy, Ganesh Dhangada Majhi, Sambit Pradhan.

SHOOTING (9): Female (4): Saaiba Hans Sharma, Manyata Singh, Kashika Pradhan, Shriyanka Sadangi. Male (5): Siddharth Ganesan, Sumit Kumar Pandab, Nigam Parida, Balabhadra Tarasia, Yash Rout.

TAEKWONDO (6): Female (5): Madhusmita Mohanty, Monika Baruah, Ruchika Shrirang Bhave, Manumati Dohutia, Sabita Ramchiary. Male (1): Anshu Dandotiya.

TRIATHLON (2): Male (2): Raiguru Suryansh Mohapatra, Pranab Das.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL (4): Female (2): Shibani Priyadarshini, Asha Mundary. Male (2): Mahasim Khan, Amit Parida.

WEIGHTLIFTING (7): Female (4): Rima Bhoi, Mina Santa (A), Senha Soren, Rinki Nayak. Male (3): Suresh Kumar Yadav, Hrudananda Das, Muna Nayak.

WRESTLING (8): Female (4): Dibyajyoti Nayak, Alokrashmi Guru, Banita Patra, Subhashree Nayak. Male (4): Sidhanta Behera, Suryakanta Mallick, Jameswar Paikera, Bapi Das.

WUSHU (8): Female (2): Manju Munda, Riya Thakur. Male (6): Tunu Takri, Abhiseka Maharana, Saubhagyua Sharan, Amit Kumar Sharma, Biram Tudu, Bablu Munda.

YOGASANA (4): Male (4): Kailash Tripathi, Himansu Behera, Debasis Padhi, Chandan Mohanty.
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TOP: Odisha women weightlifters for 38th National Games pose at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
RIGHT: Odisha wushu squad for 38th National Games.