Arina Kachan

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Arina Kachan
Personal information
National team Belarus
Born (1994-03-05) March 5, 1994 (age 24)
Sport
Country Belarus
Sport Judo
Disability Visual impairment
Weight class + 70 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 5th: 2012, 2016
Highest world ranking 1
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
IBSA European Judo Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Odivelas + 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Crawley Under 70 kg
IBSA World Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Seoul + 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Antalya Under 70 kg
IBSA World Judo Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Colorado + 70 kg

Arina Kachan (born 5 March 1994) is a Belarusian judoka, who has been ranked number one in the world in the women's + 70 kg weight class. She has won multiple medals for her country at the IBSA World Games, IBSA European Judo Championships and the IBSA World Judo Championships.

Belarus country in Eastern Europe

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its major economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.

The IBSA World Games or World Blind Games are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The events enable blind and partially sighted athletes to compete in a number of sports. The first event took place at Madrid, Spain in 1998.

The IBSA European Judo Championships is an event organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). It is a judo competition for visually impaired athletes. Organised biennially, the competition is not run during years when the IBSA World Judo Championships or Summer Paralympics are contested.

Career

Arina Kachan was born on 5 March 1994, [1] and competes for Belarus in judo. Initially in the under 70 kg weight class, she won a bronze medal at the International Blind Sports Federation World Games in Antalya, Turkey in 2011 and at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Crawley, England, also in that year. She was called up to the Belarus team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, where she finished fifth after losing in a bronze medal match. [1]

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Crawley Town & Borough in England

Crawley is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is 28 miles (45 km) south of Charing Cross (London), 18 miles (29 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 32 miles (51 km) north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of 17.36 square miles (44.96 km2) and had a population of 106,597 at the time of the 2011 Census.

In 2014, Arina Kachan won a bronze medal in the women's + 70 kg weight class at the IBSA Judo World Championships held in Colorado, United States. [1] At the 2015 IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea, Kachan was defeated by Russian judoka Irina Kalyanova in the final, only winning the silver medal. [2] Later in the year, she took silver again at the IBSA European Judo Championships after being defeated by the world number four, Turkey's Mesem Tasbag. [3]

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Going into the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Kachan was ranked first in her weight class, although was not considered to be the favourite – instead reigning Paralympic champion Yanping Yuan was expected to win. [4] Kachan was defeated on the way to the final, having been seeded for the tournament, [1] and fought Tasbag in a bronze medal match instead, where she was defeated and placed outside of the medals once again. [5] When the world rankings were released by the International Blind Sports Federation in January 2017, Kachan continued to be ranked first in the women's + 70 kg weight class. [6]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Judo European Championships update". IBSA Sport. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sport week: Six judo storylines for Rio 2016". Paralympic.org. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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