JENA SEETA

Date of Birth : 1987-03-30
Gender : Female
Father : Arakshita Jena
Mother : Annapurna Jena
Address : Sagadia Martha Street, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha, India.
Present Address :
Education : : Plus Three Final Year Arts student
Occupation :
Home Club : Balunkeswar Byayam Kendra, Berhampur
Coaching From : Narasingha Sethi (Mobile: 986126042) incomplete number
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Major Achievements :
Description :

GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL


* Secured a silver medal in the All-India Women’s Weightlifting Championship at Lucknow (UP) in 2004.

* Finished fourth in the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship at Pattaya City, Thailand in 2003.
23-Mar-2012
* Bagged two gold and one silver medals in 63kg category of the 1st South Asian Weightlifting Championship at Nepalgunj in Nepal on March 23, 2012.

* Bagged three silver medals in the Junior National Championship at Chennai in 2006.
27-Dec-2011
* Won two gold and one silver medal lifting a total of 181kg (76+105) in the 63kg category of the Senior National Weightlifting Championship at Berhampur on Dec 27, 2011.
24-Feb-2011
* Bagged a bronze medal in women`s 69kg category, lifting a total of 171 kg in the 34th National Games at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on February 24, 2011.

* Won one bronze medal in the Senior National Weightlifting Championship at Jharkhand in 2010.

* Won one bronze medal in the Senior National Weightlifting Championship at Bangalore in 2010.

* Won one silver and one bronze medals in the Senior National Weightlifting Championship at Rajasthan in 2009.

* Won one silver and one bronze medals in the Senior National Weightlifting Championship at Pune in 2008.

* Won a silver medal in the All-India Inter University Championship in 2008.

* Won a silver medal in the 19th Junior Women’s National Weightlifting Championship at Chennai in 2007.

* Won a silver medal in the All-India Inter University Championship in 2008.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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She was a good student, which was evident from the fact that she obtained first class in the High School examination.
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* Her eldest brother Babu introduced her to weightlifting when she was studying Class-V.
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* Her eldest brother Babu introduced her to weightlifting when she was studying Class-V.
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* She started her training by doing sit-ups with a lathi on her shoulder.
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* A crying Seeta gave up the sport after she was given physical punishment by her brother for erring in technique.
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* Though the District Collector sanctioned her Rs 10,000 for the knee-treatment, she could not get the money due to red-tapism.
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* Appeared three times for job in Odisha (Berhampur) Police Department, but was rejected every time on the ground that she was short in height (5.6 feet).
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* Appeared three times for job in Odisha (Berhampur) Police Department, but was rejected every time on the ground that she was short in height (5.6 feet).
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* Despite winning around a dozen medals for Odisha for in the National championships Seeta has never received a penny from the State Government`s annual Cash Incentive Scheme for Outstanding Sportspersons.

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