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Updated: Jun 14, 2023 16:10 IST

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 14 (ANI): Athletes from Odisha have dazzled but once more on the worldwide stage with Md Reyan Basha and Dondapati Jayaram securing the bronze within the 4x100m Relay on the prestigious twentieth Asian U20 Athletics Championship in Yecheon, South Korea.
On Tuesday, Minister, Sports and Youth Services, Tusharkanti Behera felicitated the champions with money award of Rs.1,00,000 every to laud their efforts. Both athletes, hailing from Odisha, are merchandise of the Odisha Reliance High Performance Centre of Athletics in Bhubaneswar, as per Odisha sports activities launch.
Sports Minister expressed his delight on Odisha athletes shining vibrant on the worldwide podiums and bringing laurels for the state. He wished the 2 medallists the perfect and warranted to increase all assist of their onward sporting journey.

The Odisha mannequin for sports activities emphasizes the significance of recognizing athletes for his or her efficiency and incentivizing them with money awards. On his phenomenal achievement and the popularity, he acquired from the Government of Odisha, Dondapati Jayaram expressed his gratitude, and stated, “This is a special achievement for us. It is an honour to be recognized and felicitated by the Government of Odisha. It is a proud moment for us, and we are inspired to do more. We have been training very hard and this would not have been possible without the Odisha Reliance High Performance Centre of Athletics. We have had access to great coaches and great facilities that have really helped us focus on our performance.”
The sensational victory augurs nicely for the athletes as they put together for the World Junior Athletic Championship subsequent 12 months.
Speaking on their achievement, Martin Owens, head coach of the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC stated, “I am proud of Reyan and Jayaram. They are great example of the work that Odisha and Reliance are doing in developing youth athletics for India. However, none of this would have been possible without the vision of our Honourable Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik and Ambani who heads the Reliance Foundation.”
He additional reiterated the significance of the expertise identification and scouting program that has been deployed by the High-Performance Centre. He stated, “Both these athletes are immensely talented, and we expect great things from them, but credit must be given to our scouting program that has found ways to consistently identify talent here in Odisha and then go on to nurture these promising athletes with the right guidance”. (ANI)