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Kulsoom Hazara (born 4 September 1988) [1] [2] is a Pakistani karateka.
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Kulsoom Hazara (born 4 September 1988) [1] [2] is a Pakistani karateka.
Hazara is the youngest of four children: three sisters and one brother and belongs to the Hazara community of Quetta, Balochistan. She lost her mother to cancer at the age of two and her father to a heart attack at the age of 9. [2] On her father's death, her eldest sister, Fatima and her cousin and brother-in-law, Sarwar Ali became her guardians. [2] In 2000, due to the sectarian violence in her hometown, she shifted to Karachi. [2] The loss of her brother-in-law in 2003, proved traumatic and changed her life. [2] Kulsoom completed 13th South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal, she won a gold and silver medal despite an injury, securing a place as a prominent karateka woman in South Asia.
Her father got her admitted to a karate club owned by Sarwar Ali, when she was five. [2]
Hazara initially represented Pakistan Army before switching to WAPDA. [1] She won her first national level gold medal in 2005. [3]
Owing to her meritorious achievements, Hazara received 'Icon of the Nation' award in 2017.
| YEAR | TITLE | VENUE | AWARD |
| 2002 | 1st National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 1 Bronze Medal |
| 2004 | National Games | Quetta | 1 Bronze Medal |
| 2006 | National Women Karate Championship | Rawalpindi | 1 Silver Medal |
| 2008 | National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 2 Gold Medals |
| 2009 | National Women Karate Championship | Hyderabad | 3 Gold Medals |
| 2010 | 6th National Women Karate Championship | Karachi | 3 Gold Medals |
| 2010 | 31st National Games | Peshawar | 3 Gold Medals |
| 2012 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto 8th National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 3 Gold medals |
| 2012 | 32nd National Games | Lahore | 3 Gold Medals |
| 2015 | 9th National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 2 Gold Medals |
| 2016 | 10th National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 2 Gold Medals |
| 2017 | 11th National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 2 Gold Medals |
| 2018 | 12th National Women Karate Championship | Sahiwal | 2 Gold Medals |
| 2019 | 33rd National Games | Peshawar | 2 Gold Medals |
| 2019 | 13th National Women Karate Championship | Lahore | 2 Gold Medals |
She represented Pakistan for the first time at the 4th Islamic Women's Games held in Tehran, Iran in 2005. [2] She came fifth. [2]
In 2010, she won her first medals, two bronze at the South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [2]
In 2012, she was part of the first ever women's team sent to the Asian Championships, which were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [4]
At the 2016 South Asian Karate Championship held in New Delhi, India, she won two medals: a gold and a silver. [2] In the 2017 Championship held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, she won another gold in -68 kg and a bronze in team kumite. [5] In the -68 kg final she defended her title by defeating her opponent by 10 points to 2. [6]
In 2018, she participated in the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. [1]
At the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal, Hazara won gold in the team kumite event and a silver in the -68 kg event. [7]
Hazara has participated in the following international events: [2]
In 2018, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy made a short film about her titled, "Kulsoom Hazara - The Karate Wonder"
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