Odisha’s sprinter Dondapati M Jayaram clinched the men’s Under-20 100m gold at the 39th National Junior Athletics Championships, clocking a personal best of 10.5 seconds at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday evening.
This victory was particularly sweet for 19-year-old sprinter Jayaram, who had previously been a part of the Indian 4x100m relay teams that secured bronze medals at the Asian U-20 Championships in 2023 and 2024.
Athletes from Maharashtra trailed behind Jayaram, with Laukik Melge taking silver and Harsh Raut earning bronze.
#Odisha marked a proud moment at the ongoing 39th Jr National Athletics Championship with its first medal win with a Gold. Dondapati Jayaram clinched the Gold in the Under-20 100-meter sprint.
Jayaram’s incredible performance not only brought glory to the state but also… pic.twitter.com/l8mHI4j3Zk
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) December 8, 2024
The U-20 100m men’s race medals were presented by B.K. Swain, the additional secretary of DSYS, and Anuradha Biswal, an Olympian from Odisha.
Minister for Department of Sports and Youth Services Suryabanshi Suraj congratulated Dondapati M Jayaram for the feat and encouraged him to continue his good performance.
୩୯ତମ ଜୁନିଅର ଜାତୀୟ ଆଥଲେଟିକ୍ସ ଚାମ୍ପିୟନସିପ୍ରେ(୨୦ବର୍ଷରୁ କମ) ୧୦୦ ମିଟର ଦୌଡ଼ ପ୍ରତିଯୋଗିତାରେ ସ୍ବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପଦକ ଜିତିଥିବା ଦଣ୍ଡପତି ଜୟରାମଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ।
ତାଙ୍କ ସଫଳତା ଓଡ଼ିଶାକୁ ଗୌରବାନ୍ୱିତ କରିବା ସହ ଅନେକ ଯୁବ କ୍ରୀଡ଼ାବିତଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ କରିବ। ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ ସେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଓ ଦେଶର ନାଁ ନିଜ କ୍ରୀଡ଼ା କୌଶଳ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ… pic.twitter.com/qciARN6BmB
— Suryabanshi Suraj (@suryabanshibjp) December 8, 2024
Also, Samikshya Smara Premana of Odisha secured a Bronze medal in the Girls Triathlon B U14 event.
