Valena Valentina
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| Full name | Valena Valentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1988 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Utkal Karate School | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Valena Valentina is an Indian Karate player from Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[2]
Early life and education
She is the daughter of Radha Raman Mohanty, national level arms wrestler and footballer. She is a graduate from Rama Devi Women's University, Bhubaneswar.[3]
Career
She is a national gold winning karateka at the Karate Association India Championships and the AIKF National Championships. She has won gold medals at the South Asian Karate Championships at Colombo in 2017, Delhi in 2014[4] and two gold medals at Delhi in 2011.[5][6]
At the 2010 Asian Games, Valentina reached the bronze medal match in 50 kg category and finished 4th.[6]
Valentina won silver medal in the 45 kg category at the 2010 South Asian Games.[7]
References
- ^ "Commonwealth Karate Championship 2018 - Results". sportsdata.org.
- ^ "Valena Valentina". orisports.com.
- ^ Singh Deo, Prabhavati (18 May 2020). "Valena Valentina- The Karate Girl of Odisha". Utkal Today. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Odisha Karetaka Valena Bags Gold In South Asian Karate Meet". Sambad English. 23 June 2014.
- ^ "MCL Awards Odisha Karateka Valena Valentina". Sambad English. 28 August 2014.
- ^ a b Prachitara (12 January 2015). "Karate, Valena's Best Friend". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Indians surge ahead". The New Indian Express. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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