Kishore Jena is an Indian javelin thrower who has participated in many national and international competitions. He went viral after his visa was canceled ahead of a javelin throw tournament in Budapest, Hungary in August 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Kishore Kumar Jena aka Kishore Jena Rinku was born on Wednesday, 6 September 1995 (age 28 years; as of 2023) in Kothasahi village, Brahmagiri region of Puri district, Odisha, India. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He was interested in sports since childhood and used to play volleyball more than javelin throw. Later he tried to get admission in the sports hostel of Bhubaneswar in volleyball; However, he had no certificate in volleyball to show, so he showed his javelin throw certificate during a tournament in Cuttack, after which he was admitted and started his training in javelin throw in 2015. He completed his school education. Brahmagiri High School, Puri. Later he did his graduation from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
Teen Jenna during her school days
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
Family
He belongs to a poor Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Keshab Jena and mother’s name is Harpriya Jena, who are farmers. He has six elder sisters.
Wife
He is unmarried.
relationships/affairs
he is single.
livelihood
In 2015, he moved to Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel and trained under Neela Madhab Panda. He joined the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in 2016 and moved to Bhopal, continuing his training under Rupanvita Panda.
Kishore Jena during training in Bhopal
Later he started training at NIS, Patiala under coach Samarjit Singh Malhi where he improved significantly. After throwing the javelin more than 80 meters for the first time, he was surprised by his progress and said he thought it was impossible to do. Later he broke many national and international records.
Kishore Jena with his coach Samarjit Singh Malhi (left)
medal
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- At the 64th Odisha State Athletics Championship held from 2–4 April 2017; Created a new meet record of 72.77 meters and also won the best male athlete award of the championship.
- In the 65th Odisha State Athletics Championship held from 28-30 December 2017
- At the 68th Odisha State Senior Athletics Championship on 7 September 2021; Created a new state record of 76.41 meters
- In the 3rd National Open Javelin Throw Championship on 24 October 2021
- In the 2nd Indian Open Throw Competition on 1 March 2023; Made a personal best throw of 78.93 meters
Kishore Jena (centre) after winning gold in the second Indian Open Throw competition.
- Indian Grand Prix 1 at LNCPE on 20th March 2023; Made a personal best throw of 81.05 meters
- Lebanon National Athletics Championships on 21 July 2023
- at the Sri Lanka National Athletics Championships on 28 July 2023; Made a personal best throw of 84.38 meters
India’s teenager Jena won the javelin throw event with a personal best of 84.38 meters at the Sri Lanka National Athletics Meet. pic.twitter.com/MjDdmj9vn2
– Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) 28 July 2023
silver
- Boys Under-20 Javelin Throw event at the 26th East Zone Junior Athletic Championships on 20-21 September 2014
- At the 62nd National Interstate Senior Athletics Championship on 19 June 2023; Performed a personal best of 82.87 meters
Kishore Jena (left, standing) after winning the silver medal in the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship
- With a throw of 87.54 meters at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Teen Jena after winning silver medal at the 2023 Asian Games
Brass
- At the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships on 18 October 2022
Facts/General Knowledge
- Teenager Jena’s visa was canceled ahead of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, following which Indian gold medalist Neeraj Chopra took to Twitter to request Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help Jena. It was later reported that Jenna got her visa in time to compete further.
Just heard that teen Jenna is having some issues with her visa, which is preventing her from entering Hungary for the World Championships. I hope the officials will be able to find a solution, because this is one of the biggest moments of their careers. Let’s do everything we can.@MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar
-Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_Chopra1) 17 August 2023
- He took inspiration from videos of world record holder John Zelezny and India’s Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra.
- Kishore, under the guidance of his javelin coach Samarjit Singh Malhi, increased his run-up distance from 13-14 meters to 21 meters and also reduced the angle at which he released the javelin.
Teen Jenna during practice session
- As of August 2023, he holds the record for the fourth highest distance throw among Indian javelin players.
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