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Ayaka Saito (karateka)

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Ayaka Saito
Ayaka Saito in 2018
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Kumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Team kumite
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tashkent Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Astana Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent Team kumite

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]

Career

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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

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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