A 67-member Odisha squad, featuring 37 boys and 30 girls, bagged a total of 50 medals in the 36th East Zone Junior Athletics Championships, which was held at Morabadi Football Stadium in Ranchi from 22 to 24th September 2025. The 50 medals consisted of 21 gold, 16 silver and 13 bronze.
Host Jharkhand emerged overall champions with 172 points, while Bihar and Odisha finished second and third with 168 and 165 points respectively. Odisha claimed the team championship in U-16 girls group, and finished runners-up in U-14 and U-20 boys groups.
Odisha sprinter Astik Pradhan was adjudged best athlete in U-20 boys age group, winning two gold and one silver medal. Shot put and hammer thrower Omkar Prasad Nanda and runner Ani Salbam also claimed two gold medals each. Arpita Priyadarsini was the most successful among girls, winning three gold medals.
ODISHA MEDAL WINNERS:
Gold: Ani Salbam, Malkangiri (U-16 boys 600m run)
Gold: Sagar Ekka, Sundargarh (U-18 boys high jump)
Gold: Biswajit Das, Keonjhar (U-18 boys heptathlon)
Gold: Ommkar Prasad Nanda, Cuttack (U-20 boys hammer)
Gold: Ommkar Prasad Nanda, Cuttack (U-20 boys shot put)
Gold: Astik Pradhan, Bhubaneswar (U-20 boys 400m run)
Gold: Lusan Khamari, Bargarh (U-20 boys 400m hurdles)
Gold: Pratik Maharana, Bargarh (U-20 boys 200m run)
Gold: Diptimayee Das, Jajpur (U-16 girls 80m hurdles)
Gold: Urmila Bharasagaria, Balangir (U-16 girls pentathlon)
Gold: Subhadra Jerai, Nabarangpur (U-16 girls javelin)
Gold: Resma Behera, Kalahandi (U-16 girls high jump)
Gold: Purabi Padhi, Bhubaneswar (U-18 girls discus)
Gold: Sushree Swagatika Samantaray, Nabarangpur (U-18 girls 100m run)
Gold: Parbati Hansda, Jajpur (U-18 girls long jump)
Gold: Gurupuja Parida, Jajpur (U-18 girls 100m hurdles)
Gold: Arpita Priyadarsini, Khordha (U-20 girls 400m run)
Gold: Arpita Priyadarsini, Khordha (U-20 girls 200m run)
Gold: Ani Salbam, Malkangiri; Dibyam Rout, Kendrapara; Manas Majhi, Koraput; Ramin Sisa, Koraput (U-16 boys 1000m medley relay)
Gold: Astik Pradhan, Bhubaneswar; Aman Majhi, Koraput; Malaya Barik, Bargarh; Bapi Hansda, Jajpur (U-20 boys 4x400m relay)
Gold: Seemashree Kabi, Jajpur; Arpita Priyadarsini, Khordha; Basanti Majhi, Sundargarh; Priti Priyanka Lakra, Sundargarh (U-20 girls 4x100m relay)
Silver: Chhabindra Behera, Keonjhar (U-14 boys triathlon-B)
Silver: Baikuntha Bhatra, Cuttack (U-14 boys triathlon-C)
Silver: Swayam Siddha Majhi, Sundargarh (U-18 boys heptathlon)
Silver: Suraj Gope, Sundargarh (U-20 boys discus)
Silver: Pratik Maharana, Bargarh (U-20 boys 100m run)
Silver: Astik Pradhan, Bhubaneswar (U-20 boys 200m run)
Silver: Samikshya Smaranika, Jajpur (U-14 girls triathlon-B)
Silver: Tejaswani Dhal, Jajpur (U-16 girls shot put)
Silver: Ananya Khandayatray, Bhubaneswar (U-16 girls high jump)
Silver: Sasmita Behera, Bhubaneswar (U-18 girls shot put)
Silver: Sushree Swagatika Samantaray, Nabarangpur (U-18 girls 200m run)
Silver: Tanuja Barla, Sundargarh (U-18 girls heptathlon)
Silver: Priti Priyanka Lakra, Sundargarh (U-20 girls 100m run)
Silver: Basanti Majhi, Sundargarh (U-20 girls 100m hurdles)
Silver: Basanti Majhi, Sundargarh (U-20 girls 400m hurdles)
Silver: Mohammad Reyan Basha, Bhubaneswar; Chinmaya Nag, Balangir; Pratik Maharana, Bargarh; Abhishek Nayak, Jharsuguda (U-20 boys 4x100m relay)
Bronze: Sankarsan Munda, Jajpur (U-14 boys triathlon-A)
Bronze: Manas Majhi, Koraput (U-16 boys pentathlon)
Bronze: Satya Ranjan Nayak, Balasore (U-16 boys javelin)
Bronze: Biswajit Das, Keonjhar (U-18 boys 110m hurdles)
Bronze: Dolamani Chirgun, Jajpur (U-18 boys 1000m run)
Bronze: Sumanti Rajahans, Sonepur (U-14 girls triathlon-C)
Bronze: Rutupurna Biswal, Bhubaneswar (U-16 girls 80m hurdles)
Bronze: Lipsa Pradhan, Bhubaneswar (U-16 girls pentathlon)
Bronze: Alokika Swain, Jagatsinghpur (U-18 girls javelin)
Bronze: Priti Priyanka Lakra, Sundargarh (U-20 girls triple jump)
Bronze: Nandini Bebarta, Odisha (U-20 women shot put)
Bronze: Rutupurna Biswal, Bhubaneswar; Lipsa Pradhan, Bhubaneswar; Urmila Bharasagaria, Balangir; Diptimayee Das, Jajpur (U-16 girls 1000m medley relay)
Bronze: Parbati Hansda, Jajpur; Daita Hantal, Nabarangpur; Sushree Swagatika Samantaray, Nabarangpur; Tanuja Barla, Sundargarh (U-18 girls 1000m medley relay)
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PHOTO: Some of the Odisha medal winners celebrate their success at the East Zone Junior Athletics Championships in Ranchi on 24 September 2025.