Bhubaneswar, July 17: Odia athletes are putting up a good show at the 57th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships 2017 that is being hosted at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

Amiya Kumar Mallick has bagged gold in the men's 200m sprint event with a lap time of 21.65 seconds, while Srabani Nanda clinched gold in women's 200m sprint event with a timing of 24.18 seconds.

Earlier, Jauna Murmu had bagged silver in the women's 400m hurdles on the opening day of the championships. She clocked 58.68 seconds to grab the medal.

The meet was the last chance for those athletes, who are yet to attain the qualifying mark for the IAAF World Championships scheduled from August 4 to 13 in London.

"We have given our best and are hopeful that at least a few from Odisha will be selected for the London meet," Srabani said.

Dutee Chand bagged bronze in the women's 200m event by clocking 23.70 seconds in the XXVII G. Kosanov Memorial Athletic Meet at Almaty in Kazakhstan on June 25. She won the medal in the 100metre event by clocking 11.53 seconds and another silver medal in the women's 4X100 metre relay event.

Srabani Nanda finished fourth clocking 23.90 seconds.

Seven sprinters from the state, including Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda, Jauna Murmu, Purnima Hembram, Parbati Sethi, Amiya Kumar Mallick and Manoj Kumar Maharana, are taking part in the meet.

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) secretary-general C.K. Valson, who was in Bhubaneswar for the recently concluded Asian Athletics Championship, had said: "Those athletes, who have already attained the qualifying mark for the IAAF World Championships here, will take part in the Guntur meet to improve their performance, while for others, it is a golden chance to impress the selection committee."

The selection committee for finalising the Indian team for the world championships is scheduled to meet on July 20 at the AFI headquarters in New Delhi.