Nurkanat Azhikanov

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Nurkanat Azhikanov
Personal information
Born (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24) [1]
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportKarate
Weight class75 kg
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dubai Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Dubai Team kumite
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Kumite 75 kg
Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Almaty Team kumite
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Malacca Kumite 75 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Tashkent Kumite 75 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Tashkent Team kumite
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 AlmatyKumite 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tashkent Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Tashkent Team kumite

Nurkanat Azhikanov (born 23 February 2001) [2] is a Kazakhstani Professional karateka, he is currently represents Kazakhstan internationally Kumite (Karate) event. [3]

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Career

He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Kazakhstan in Men’s -75 Kg Kumite Category at the Karate competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [4] [5]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. [6] [7]

He competed in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. [8] He competed at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. [9]

In 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia. [10] [11] He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Records

Competition Results
YEARCOMPETITIONVENUERANK/POSITIONEVENT
2019 2019 KARATE1 SERIES A Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey ParticipateIndividual -75 Kg Kumite
2019 18th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Kota Kinabalu Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia ParticipateU -84 Kg Kumite
2018 Karate 1 Youth League Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria ParticipateJunior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 17th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Okinawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan ParticipateJunior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 10th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Tenerife Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ParticipateJunior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 16th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Astana Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan Silver medal icon.svg SilverJunior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 10th WKF Training Camp & Karate 1 Youth Cup Umag Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia ParticipateJunior -76 Kg Kumite
2015 9th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia ParticipateJunior -76 Kg Kumite

References

  1. "Nurkanat AZHIKANOV Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on 2021-11-06.
  2. "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.
  4. "riel Torres, Btissam Sadini, and Nurkanat Azhikanov among top karatekas qualifying to the Olympic Games on day 2 of ParisKarate2021". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.
  5. "(Русский) ӘЖІҚАНОВ НҰРҚАНАТ ТОКИО-2020 32-ші ЖАЗҒЫ ОЛИМПИАДА ОЙЫНДАРЫНА, ЕРЛЕР АРАСЫНДА, КУМИТЭден, 75 кг САЛМАҒЫНДА ЖЕКЕ ЛИЦЕНЗИЯНЫ ЖЕҢІП АЛДЫ". www.kazkarate.net.
  6. Houston, Michael (21 December 2021). "Bronze medals won on penultimate day of Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. Burke, Patrick (22 July 2023). "Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  11. "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.