FULL NAME: Markanda Reddy
GENDER: Male
BORN: May 11, 1983
FAMILY: Father (Late Narasingha Reddy), Mother (Late Laxmi Reddy), Wife (), Son (), Daughter ().
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Laxmipur, Ganjam, Odisha, India. PIN-761003.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Qr No 363, Type-II, New AG Colony, Bhubaneswar-751012.
E-MAIL: markandareddy01@gmail.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Plus-3 Arts with PGDCA
PROFESSION: Working as Senior Auditor at the office of the Auditor General of Odisha, Bhubaneswar.
CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITY: T46 (Missing arm from near the top)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Has won a total of 22 National medals, which include 19 gold and 3 silver.
*     Bagged a double by winning gold medals in men’s 100m and 200m sprint events of the Para Athletics National Championship, held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore from March 26 to 29, 2012.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Finished 7th in men’s 100m T46 Heats at the 5th IPC Athletics World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25 January, 2011.
*     Participated in the 1st Asian Para Games, held in Guangzhou, China from 13-19 December, 2010.
*     Secured 11th position in men’s T46 100m at the Commonwealth Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 7 October, 2010.
*     4x100m relay Silver medal at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games in Bangalore, Karnataka on 28 November, 2009.
*     Secured 5th place in men’s 100m T46 Heats at the 13th Paralympic Games, held in Beijing, China, 8-17 September, 2008.
*     Participated in the 9th FESPIC Games, held in Kuala Lumpur, 25 November-1 December, 2006.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     He was one of two coaches of the Odisha squad that bagged 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal in the 5th Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship, held at Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru from 5-7 May 2023.
*     On June 18, 2014, State Sports Department sanctioned in his favour a monetary incentive of Rs 80,000 for bagging double in Para Athletics National Championship at Bangalore in 2012.
*     Played football and represented AG Odisha in the East Zone Audit & Accounts Football Tournament in Ranchi in January, 2015.
*     Represented Odisha in Senior National Sepak Takraw Championship in Ujjain, MP, 2000.
*     Lost his right hand in an accident during childhood days.

PROFILE FIRFST UPLOADED: 22 June 2014
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 8 May 2023