Summary
Ayaka Saito (齊藤 綾夏, Saitō Ayaka) is a Japanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +68 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career edit
At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[2] In 2018, she also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan.
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[3] In 2021, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][4] She defeated María Torres of Spain in her gold medal match.[1][4] She also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[4]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Team kumite |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Team kumite | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Team kumite |
| 2022 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Kumite +68 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite |
References edit
- ^ a b c Berkeley, Geoff (28 October 2023). "Hárspataki loses dramatic final as Ukrainian shuns Russian on podium at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links edit
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