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Full name | Mikaela da Costa Almeida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Manaus, Brazil | 3 February 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mikaela da Costa Almeida (born 3 February 2003) is a Brazilian para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a two-time Parapan American Games champion in singles, she is also a three-time Pan American bronze medalist. [1] [2] [3]
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