Erika Kasahara Explained

is a female Japanese taekwondo practitioner, born in Daito.^[1] She won the silver medal in the women's flyweight (-49 kg) class at the 2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual gold medallist Wu Jingyu.

Personal life

Kasahara was originally a karateka but converted her specialty to taekwondo in 2007. She currently attends at Daito Bunka University, majoring in English Literature.^[2]

Web site: Erika Kasahara Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2020-05-08. 2012-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216131010/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/erika-kasahara-1.html. dead.
News: http://www.daito.ac.jp/news/details_1361.html . ja:テコンドー部・笠原江梨香選手(英米文2年)が準優勝アジア選手権 . May 26, 2010 . . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121165916/http://www.daito.ac.jp/news/details_1361.html . 2010-11-21.