FULL NAME: Niranjan Samal
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 November 2000 (Source: Odisha Olympic Association)
PARENTS: Father (Tunabara Samal), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
PLAYING POSITION: Allrounder
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Not known
TRAINING PLACE: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Sanjeev Sharma, Rajesh Roshan Pradhan, Anil Laxman Ganjave
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha State Senior Men, Odisha Juggernauts

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha mens team that won the Bronze medal in the 58th Senior National Kho Kho Championship, which was held at Railway Ground in Kazipet, Telangana from 11-15 January 2026.
*     He was part of the Odisha men team that bagged the Bronze medal 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 men kho-kho team that won the Silver medal in the 38th National Games at Mahaskhand Khel Parisar in Haldwani, Uttarakhand on 1 February 2025.
*     He was part of the Odisha men kho-kho team that won the Silver medal in the 37th National Games at Ponda Multi-Purpose Indoor Stadium in Goa on 8 November 2023.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     He was part of the Odisha Juggernauts team that finished third in 2nd Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) League at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack on 13 January 2024.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 17 February 2024
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 16 January 2026