Two Promising Odisha Track Athletes Die in Late-Night Road Accident

Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati, one of India's fastest U-23 sprinters in 2025, and 400m runner Malay Barik killed in late-night road accident on Cuttack highway

Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati and Malay Barik, two talented athletes from Odisha, tragically lost their lives in an accident. Dondapati was recognized as one of India's fastest under-23 sprinters in 2025. Malay Barik specialized in the 400m sprint and contributed significantly to athletics in the state. The death of these young athletes has deeply impacted Odisha’s sporting community and their families.

Two Odisha athletes killed in road accident near Nakhara - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Two promising young athletes, Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati and Malaya Barik, died in a late-night road accident near Nakhara on the Kataka-Bhubaneswar National Highway, leaving Odisha’s athletics fraternity in shock. According to reports, the accident occurred around 10:30 pm. Both athletes were rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka, where doctors declared them […]

Two Odisha athletes killed in road accident on NH near Phulnakhara

Bhubaneswar: Two young athletes from Odisha, Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati and Malaya Barik, died in a road accident on the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar National Highway near Phulnakhara on Wednesday night. The accident took place around 10.30 pm. Both athletes were rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka, where doctors declared them dead. Dondapati and Barik were undergoing training at the High Performance Centre at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubanesw…

Two Promising Odisha Track Athletes Die in Late-Night Road Accident

The Indian athletics fraternity has been plunged into deep mourning following the untimely deaths of two of Odisha’s most promising young track stars, Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati and Malaya Barik. The rising athletes lost their lives in a devastating road accident late at night near Nakhara on the Kataka-Bhubaneswar National Highway. According to reports, the fatal […] The post Two Promising Odisha Track Athletes Die in Late-Night Road Accident ap…