Odisha harvested a total of 24 medals on the opening day of the 37th East Zone Junior Athletics Championships at Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna, Bihar today. The 24 medals featured 10 gold, eight silver and six bronze. The three-day championships will conclude on September 24.
ODISHA MEDAL WINNERS (Day-1):
Gold: Dolamani Chirgun, U-20 men 5000m run (15:41.74s).
Gold: Sanju Hantal, U-20 womens long jump (5.58m).
Gold: Swadhin Behera, U-18 mens high jump (1.97m).
Gold: Vaibhavi S, U-14 girls IGTA 60m dash (8.23s).
Gold: Vaibhavi S, U-14 girls IGTB long jump (3.85m).
Gold: Purabi Padhi, U-20 womens discus throw (40.74m).
Gold: Sushree Swagatika Samantaray, U-20 womens 100m run (12.72s).
Gold: Kavita Mahato, Rutuparna Biswal, Urmila Bharasagaria, Laxmipriya Nath, U-18 womens 1000m sprint medley (2:20.27s).
Gold: Mahendra Hansda, Pratik Maharana, Amisha Tirkey, Sushree Swagatika Samantaray, U-20 mixed 4x100m relay (45.48s).
Gold: Roshan Khadia, Lusan Khamari, Neha Oram, Arpita Priyadarsini, U-20 mixed 4x400m relay (3:37.82s).