FULL NAME: Banita Nayak (Surname also written as Naik)
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 September 2008 (Source: Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha)
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Ganjam, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
WEIGHT CATEGORIES: 45kg, 48kg
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha Weightlifting High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
TRAINING PLACE: Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Ganjam District

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won 2 Gold medals (one each in 48kg youth & junior women category) at the 72nd Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 28-30 October 2025.
*     Won 2 Silver medals in 45kg category of the 71st Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Ganjam Weightlifting Academy in Berhampur from 9-11 August 2024.
*     Won 2 Bronze medals in women 45kg category of the 70th Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Weightllifting Hall, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 16-18 October 2023.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 24 July 2023
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 6 November 2025