Assel Kanay
Assel Kanay (Kazakh: Әсел Қанай; born 21 May 2001) is a Kazakhstani karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey and at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[1] She is also a gold medalist in her event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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| Nationality | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 21, 2001[citation needed] Shymkent, Kazakhstan[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
In November 2021, Kanay competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she was eliminated in her third match by Alizée Agier of France.[2] Agier went on to win one of the bronze medals in the event. A month later, Kanay won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3][4]
Kanay won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[1] She won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She defeated Kymbat Toitonova of Kyrgyzstan in the gold medal match of the women's 61 kg event.
In 2023, Kanay won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. She defeated Atousa Golshadnezhad of Iran in her bronze medal match. She competed in the women's 61 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.[5]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
| Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Kumite 61 kg | |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
References edit
- ^ a b . 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (21 December 2021). "Bronze medals won on penultimate day of Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ . Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links edit
- Media related to Assel Kanay at Wikimedia Commons