Due to circumstances of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-95 she had to leave her hometown and to stay in Goražde during the war.
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Since the year 2000 she is a member of the Bushido karate club in Sarajevo.
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Arnela Odžaković (born September 5, 1983 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia) is a karate fighter and Bosnian sportswoman of the year 2007.
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In 1996 she moved to Sarajevo and became a member of the Sensei Karate Club under instructor Merita Tiric Campara.
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"During twelve years of her career, she collected more than 150 medals at national and international competitions." Arnela is currently a sports student at the University of Sarajevo.