Woman swimmer Shristi Upadhaya won the first medal for Odisha in the 38th National Games with a bronze in 100m butterfly at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium Swimming Pool in Haldwani, Uttarakhand today. She achieved the feat with a time of 1:05.20.
Odisha missed another medal in swimming as the State women 4x100m relay team, featuring Pratyasa Ray, Anshika Aradhana Sahoo, Divyanka Dibyajhoti Pradhan and Shristi Upadhaya finished fourth, clocking 4:16.39. Raiguru Suryansh Mohapatra also came close to winning a medal for Odisha in triathlon mens sprint before finishing fourth.