JENA KALPANA


Gender : Female
Father : (Gadadhar Jena
Mother : Gitanjali Jena
Address : Regedapada, Khuntakata, Athagarh, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
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Home Club : Athagarh
Coaching From : Bibekananda Mohanty and Satbir Singh Sahota
Team Represented : Odisha, India
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GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

21-Jun-2023
* Won the Silver medal in 2km time trial event (age group 16-21 years) at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany on 21 June 2023.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* Kalpana is an intellectually disable athlete.
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* On 29 June 2023, Oddisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera felicitated her with a cash award of Rs 3 lakh for winning one silver at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin.
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* She hails from an economically weaker family of six members.
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* Received training in various sports disciplines such as badminton, athletics and floorball in early 2019.
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* After knowing about the achievement of Kalpana, Athagarh MLA and Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain presented her with a racing cycle for practice.
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* Earlier, Kalpana was often bullied for the way she speaks.
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* Now she has grown into a good athlete leader.

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