Ayumi Uekusa Explained

Birth Date:25 July 1992[1]
Education:Sports medicine
Alma Mater:Teikyo University
Height:168 cm
Weight:68 kg
Country:Japan
Sport:Gōjū-ryū Karate
Event:Kumite

is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the +68 kg kumite division she won gold medals at the World Karate Federation's 2016 World Championships, 2017 and 2022 Asian Championships, and at the 2018 Asian Games. She has also won several bronze and silver medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and Asian Games.[1]

She won a gold medal at the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Cairo in January, and after taking gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin that September, she was awarded the title of "Grand Winner" in her weight division for the year — her fourth such award after 2017, 2018, and 2020.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/UEKUSA-Ayumi-3025823/ Ayumi Uekusa
  2. Web site: SET-ONLINE WKF . 2023-03-16 . www.sportdata.org.
  3. Web site: 2023-09-11 . Celebrating the Grand Winners of the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League - Karate News . 2023-10-23 . en-US.