Siona Fernandes
"If you can see the obstacles, you can see the possibilities"
Siona in 2012
Born
Siona Fernandes

(1982-11-13) 13 November 1982
Ribandar, Goa, India
NationalityNZL-IND (Goa)
Statistics
Weight(s)51 kg (112 lb)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

'Siona Fernandes is a classic Indian dancer turned Olympian. She holds tertiary degrees in psychology and sport (New Zealand) with a Bachelor's in Performing arts.[1]

Biography

Fernandes, who migrated from India to New Zealand remains the first woman in the flyweight division to represent New Zealand in Boxing at any Olympic Games.[2]

Fernandes is the first female probable chosen from Goa to represent at the Asian Basketball Games by the National Basket Ball Federation of India. The Junior chamber of India awarded her as ‘child prodigy’. Fernandes holds several titles and awards in sport including the title of the "Most scientific female boxer" in elite-level female boxing in New Zealand.[2] Fernandes is well established speaker and educator,[3] in the field of sport, health and fitness.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lusofonia Games organizing committee wants Siona for closing". Times of India. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Boxing: From dancer to boxer". New Zealand Herald. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Olympian School visit with Siona Fernandes". 14 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Indian Participation and Practices in Sport and Recreation". Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa. 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020.
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