Indian Athletics Series: Odisha’s Dondapati M. won the men’s 100m title with a time of 10.56 secs as the sprinters from Odisha took the spotlight in the Kolkata leg of the Indian Athletics Series held at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. He also finished second in the men’s 200m.
The winner of the men’s 200m was Astik Pradhan of Odisha. His winning time was 21.29 secs. Mousumi Roy Uttam, representing Odisha, was the winner of the women’s 100m race. Her winning time was 12.06 secs.
Athletes from Railways, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Police, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra won gold medals in the event, which is part of a new domestic series of 16 regional meets started by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) this year to provide a competitive environment to local athletes.