- Kishore Jena wins silver medal at the recently concluded Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
New Delhi: IOS Sports and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, one of India’s leading sports management organization, today announced the signing of “New Contender for The Throne” Asian Games Silver medallist in Javelin – Kishore Kumar Jena. In the recently concluded Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, Kishore did his personal best with a throw of 87.54m. Even the 28-year-old Kalinga boy surprised everyone in the 3rd attempt of the finals of Asian Games and started leading the table with his throw of 86.
The 28-year-old Javelin thrower belongs to the Puri district of Odisha. Initially he started his sporting career as a volleyball player but then swiftly changed to Javelin on the advice of his coach. The 2023 season has been a major success for Jena, who first came into the limelight with a silver at the National Championship in Bhubaneshwar, which was followed by a gold in the Sri Lankan National Championship helping him qualify for World Championships in the process. At the World Championships, Jena who was making his debut secured a Top 5 position with a then personal best of 84.77m.
On signing this new association with IOS Kishore Jena said “I am thrilled to be a part of the IOS Sports family. They have many talented Olympic and Paralympic athletes of great stature associated with them along with many rising stars. They have done an amazing job working with them, and I am looking forward to our amazing collaboration.”
On boarding Kishore Jena, Mr. Rahul Trehan, Chief Operating Officer, IOS Sports and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd said, “It is a pleasure to onboard Kishore Jena who has been in terrific form this season. We have been following his performances from the last few tournaments and have seen continuous improvement in his game. We are extremely delighted and are keenly looking forward to working with him, who we believe has the potential to replicate his Asiad performance at the Olympics as well.”
IOS Sports and Entertainment also manages the top women Javelin thrower Annu Rani, who had recently won gold medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games with a throw of 62.92m winning comfortably with a margin of 1.35m from the second placed Sri Lankan.
IOS Sports and Entertainment boasts many Olympic Athletes which includes the likes of MC Mary Kom (London Olympic Bronze Medallist-Boxing), Vijender Singh (Beijing Olympic Bronze Medallist-Boxing), Manpreet Singh (Tokyo Olympic Bronze Medallist-Hockey), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (Tokyo Olympic Silver Medallist -Weightlifting), Lovlina Borgohain (Olympic Bronze Medallist-Boxing), Rani Rampal, Hima Das and Paralympian like Nishad Kumar (Paralympic Silver Medallist – High Jump)
