Valena Valentina is an Indian

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Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

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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 Rama Devi Women's University, formerly known as Rama Devi Women's Autonomous College, is a state university for women in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Named after freedom fighter and social reformer Ramadevi Choudhury. History The institution s ...

, Bhubaneswar.

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 and two gold medals at Delhi in 2011. At the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

, Valentina reached the bronze medal match in 50 kg category and finished 4th. Valentina won silver medal in the 45 kg category at the

2010 South Asian Games The 2010 South Asian Games, officially the XI South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event that took place from 29 January to 8 February 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the third time that the Bangladeshi capital hosted the South Asian ...

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Valena Valentina
1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Bhubaneswar Indian female karateka Indian female martial artists Martial artists from Odisha Sportswomen from Odisha Karateka at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in karate 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people {{India-karate-bio-stub