Odisha sprinter Pratik Maharana and long jumper Sarun Payasing won three medals for the country in the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships, which is taking place at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand from 24 to 26 October 2025.
Bargarh sprinter Pratik was part of the Indian mens 4x100m relay team that secured the silver medal with a time of 40.65 seconds on October 25. J Singh Dhillon, Harsh Raut and Pranav Gurav were the other three runners of the Indian relay team.
Pratik claimed his second medal with a bronze in mens 200m run today, clocking 21.44 seconds. Last year, Pratik won one silver medal each in 200m and 4x100m relay at the 4th South Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Chennai.