Claudia do Val

[3] Along with the success in the biggest Jiu jitsu competitions, she also holds over 60 gold medals from the smaller tournaments (all in the black belt level).

Do Val competed in all the categories both her weight division and the Absolute and in two days won 6 gold medals.

[17] Starting 2019 she set up a record winning a match at the Manila Open with 91 points on the scoreboard and submitting with a few seconds to go.

Like the previous year, do Val set on another trip to Europe, only this is time she participated in 10 tournaments, each in a different country, bringing back home 35 medals, from 2 months work.

[16] Claudia do Val began her engineering studies in 2010 at CEFET/RJ, but abandoned before graduating when she decided she wanted to do jiu jitsu for a living [111] Claudia do Val suffered bullying in her younger years which lead to a series of body issues problems and eating disorders including bulimia.

[114][115] Claudia do Val made an allegation of sexual misconduct by her former Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, Ricardo De La Riva, in an interview which aired on 3 April 2020 on Paola Diana's YouTube Channel.

Claudia do Val's quest for gold in Europe 2018
Claudia do Val's medals after 2 months in Europe