FULL NAME: Kunilata Barik
NICK NAME: Mohi
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 January 1994 (Source: Para Sports Association of Odisha)
PARENTS: Father (Pravakar Barik), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: She was homeschooled till 7th grade, completed her high school education in a regular school and later obtained a diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication and a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Applications.
PROFESSION: Working as an independent living Trainer for PwSCI in SVNIRTAR. She is also working as a support staff for the Konark NAC.
TYPE OF ATHLETE: Middle-distance runner (400m, 800m, 1500m)
CATEGORY OF IMPAIRMENT: T-53
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Won the Silver medal in womens 100m wheelchair run (T-53/54 category) in the 22nd National Para Athletics Championships at the SAG Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Panaji, Goa on 12 January 2024.
*     Won the Bronze medal in womens T-54 800m run and finished 4th in 400m run at the 20th National Para Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 29th March 2022.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     She was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect that left her unable to walk.
*     Underwent rehabilitation at Swami Vivekanand National institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Olatpur, Odisha and Chandigarh Spinal Rehab.
*     Kunilata is also a national wheelchair basketball player and captain of the Odisha team.
*     She is believed to be the first lady wheelchair half marathoner of India.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 4 May 2022
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 12 January 2024