| Ayaka Saito | |
| Country: | Japan |
| Sport: | Karate |
| Weight Class: | +68 kg |
is a Japanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
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 +68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
She won the gold medal in the women's +68kg 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]
| 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 +68kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite |