Archive · 1 Jan 2026
Class 11 student dies during sports meet in Odisha
A student named Jaydeep Sagar Beka from a school in Sundargarh, Odisha, died while running in a race.
He was in Class XI and was participating in his school's annual sports event.
After running a short distance, he felt sick and sat down.
Unfortunately, he collapsed and died.
This is the second time a student has died at a school in Odisha in a month.
The first time was when a Class 10 student from another school collapsed while playing football.
A Class XI student, Jaydeep Sagar Beka, died during a relay race at his school's annual sports event.
The incident occurred at Eklavya Model Residential School in Sundargarh, Odisha.
Jaydeep felt queasy after running the first 100 metres and collapsed shortly after sitting down.
This is the second student death on an Odisha school campus in a month.
The previous incident involved a Class 10 student from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Nuapada, who collapsed while playing football on December 10.
- Who
- Jaydeep Sagar Beka, a Class XI student from Eklavya Model Residential School, Sundargarh, Odisha
- What
- Died during a relay race at the school's annual sports event
- When
- Wednesday (unspecified date)
- Where
- Eklavya Model Residential School, Sundargarh, Odisha
- Why
- Felt queasy after running the first 100 metres and collapsed shortly after
- Student's Name
- Jaydeep Sagar Beka
- Student's Class
- Class XI
- School Name
- Eklavya Model Residential School
- Location
- Sundargarh, Odisha
- Event
- Annual sports event
- Activity
- Relay race
- Date
- Wednesday (unspecified date)