Mell Mina

Mell Karen Mina Ayoví (born 23 October 2002)[1] is an Ecuadorian taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.[2] She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia.

Mell Mina

Personal information
Full name	Mell Karen Mina Ayoví
Born	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Taekwondo
Weight class	67 kg
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  Ecuador South American Games 2022 Asunción 67 kg Pan American Championships 2022 Punta Cana 62 kg Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar 67 kg Junior Pan American Games 2021 Cali 67 kg

In 2019, Mina competed in the women's featherweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3] In 2020, she competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Heredia, Costa Rica hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Mina won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.[4] A few months later, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]

In 2023, she competed in the women's lightweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was eliminated in her first match.