FULL NAME: Papu Marandi (Surname also spelt as Marndi)
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 May 2005 (Source: Khelo India Youth Games)
FAMILY: Father (Bula Marandi), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Balangi (Degree) College, Sunhat, Balasore. Earlier studied at Shyamsundarpur High School
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha AM/NS India Kho Kho High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
TRAINING PLACE: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Rajesh Roshan Pradhan
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha State Sub-juniors, Odisha U-18 and Senior Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha men team that shared the Bronze medal with Kolhapur in the 57th Senior National Kho-Kho Championship at the District Sports Complex in Puri on 4 April 2025.
*     He was part of the Odisha boys team that won the silver medal in the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana on 13 June 2022.
*     He was part of the Odisha boys team that won the silver medal at the 30th Sub-Junior National Kho Kho Championships, held at Albert Ekka Stadium in Ranchi from 2-6 October, 2019.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 16 April 2020
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 5 April 2025