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Keonjhar District Athletic Association bagged 18 out of a total of 36 medals to assert supremacy in the 27th Odisha State Archery championship, which was held at Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium in Rourkela from 13 to 16 September 2026. The 18 medals featured seven gold, five silver and six bronze.
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) finished second with nine medals, which include two gold, three silver and four bronze. A total of 315 archers from 16 districts participated in the four-day championship, which was organised by Odisha Archery Association (OAA) with State of Sports & Youth Services Department as the sponsors.
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MEDAL WINNERS (1. Gold, 2. Silver, 3. Bronze):
COMPOUND ROUND:
Junior Boys: 1. Keshaba Banara (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Sagar Raita (KISS), 3. Daineswar Behera (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson).
Junior Girls: 1. Monalisa Nayak (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Sita Hembram (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 3. Swapnarani Behera (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson).
Senior Men: 1. Sagar Raita (KISS), 2. Keshaba Banara (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 3. Daineswar Behera (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson).
Senior Women: 1. Swapnarani Behera (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Monalisa Nayak (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 3. Namsi Munda (Cuttack Dist Arch Asson).
INDIAN ROUND:
Junior Boys: 1. Gobinda Majhi (Mayurbhanj Dist Arch Asson), 2. Pratap Rupamajhi (Koraput Govt Sports Hostel), 3. Chandra Mohan Tudu (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson).
Junior Girls: 1. Aryasmita Nayak (Sundargarh Dist Arch Asson), 2. Purnima Purty (KISS), 3. Sanam Naik (Kalahandi Dist Ath Asson).
Senior Men: 1. Santosh Sisa (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Gobinda Majhi (Mayurbhanj Dist Arch Asson), 3. Trinath Munda (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson).
Senior Women: 1. Kaushalya Sing (KISS), 2. Anjali Susmita Markey (KISS), 3. Purnima Purty (KISS).
RECURVE ROUND:
Junior Boys: 1. Rasananda Birua (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Satari Ho (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 3. Tridev Munda (KISS).
Junior Girls: 1. Sabitri Patra (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Mamita Oram (SAI Sundargarh), 3. Manaswari Hasdak (KISS).
Senior Men: 1. Arjun Khara (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 2. Rasananda Birua (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson), 3. Krushna Munda (Keonjhar Dist Ath Asson).
Senior Women: 1. Nomula Lavanya (Sainik School, Bhubaneswar), 2. Mamita Oram (SAI Sundargarh), 3. Manaswari Hasdak (KISS).
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TOP: Women medalists pose at the 27th Odisha State Archery championship in Rourkela.
RIGHT: Competitors in action during the 27th Odisha State Archery championship in Rourkela.
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