Background
Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati is an Indian sprinter representing Odisha who competes in the 100m, 200m and relay events. Born on 12 January 2005, he has progressed through India's junior and senior athletics competitions and established himself as a sprinter to follow in the national circuit.
2025: Indian Open U23 Champion
One of Dondapati's notable domestic performances came at the fifth Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition in Warangal in October 2025.
He won the men's 100m final in
10.49 seconds, finishing ahead of Sadamand Kumar, who clocked 10.56 seconds, and Laukik Melge, who finished in 10.57 seconds. The race was run with a legal +0.2m/s following wind.
2026: Progress Across Sprint Distances
Dondapati's 2026 season has included performances across the 60m, 100m and 200m.
At the 65th Indian Championships in Bhubaneswar in June, he finished sixth in the men's 100m final in
10.51 seconds. The race was run in windless conditions.
His most significant personal-best improvement came in the 200m. World Athletics lists his
20.97-second performance on 25 June 2026 as his personal best for the event. He also recorded 6.74 seconds in the 60m at the National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar in March 2026.
Indian Athletics Final Series 2026
At the Indian Athletics Final Series in New Delhi on 10 September 2026, Dondapati finished fourth in the men's 200m final, clocking 21.05 seconds.
Animesh Kujur won the race in 20.59 seconds, followed by Jishnu Prasad in 20.63 seconds and Abhay Singh in 21.04 seconds. Dondapati was just behind the podium places.
The result adds to his recent senior-level competition experience and places him among the athletes contesting India's national 200m circuit.
October 2026: Medals at the Indian Open U23 Championships
Dondapati delivered another multi-medal performance at the sixth Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition in Jaipur, held from 16 to 18 October 2026.
According to a report by Orisports, he won
silver in the men's 200m in 21.04 seconds and
bronze in the men's 100m in 10.46 seconds. He was Odisha's only multiple-medal winner at the competition and also won a third medal, as reported by the outlet. The event provides a recent milestone for the athlete's profile and should be reflected in his results timeline.
International Experience
Dondapati's World Athletics profile identifies him as a two-time Asian U20 Championships bronze medallist and a World University Games bronze medallist. These international achievements form an important part of his biography and distinguish his record from domestic results alone.
For the finished AthleticsIndia page, the exact event, year, and relay-team members associated with each international medal should be added after checking the official competition results. Avoid assigning a medal to a specific event based only on the overall profile summary.
