Valena Valentina (born 8 July 1988) is an Indian

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...

player, from

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

Early life and education

She is the daughter of Radha Raman Mohanty, national level arms wrestler and footballer. She is a graduate of

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 st ...

, 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 in Colombo in 2017, in 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 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

, Valentina reached the bronze medal match in 50 kg category and finished 4th. Valentina won a 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 Sportspeople 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 sportswomen {{India-karate-bio-stub