Sabina Zakharova (born 13 March 1992)[1] is a Kazakhstani karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.[2] She is also a five-time medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Zakharova competed in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] She lost her first match against Wen Tzu-yun of Chinese Taipei and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Syakilla Salni of Malaysia.[1]
In June 2021, Zakharova competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She competed in the 61 kg weight class and she reached the round-robin stage of the tournament where she failed to qualify for the Summer Olympics.[3][4] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2011 | Asian Championships | Quanzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite 50 kg |
| 2012 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite 50 kg |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Asian Games: Day 14 of competition". InsideTheGames.biz. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Second batch of Tokyo 2020-bound karateka go forward from WKF final qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links edit
- Sabina Zakharova at KarateRec.com
