Mariana Sahakian Explained

Mariana Sahakian
Native Name:
Birth Place:	Armenian SSR, Soviet Union^[1]
Nationality:	Soviet (former), Armenian, Lebanese (current)

Mariana Sahakian (Armenian: Մարիանա Սահակյան; Arabic: ماريانا ساهاكيان; born 2 September 1977) is a table tennis player. Born in Armenia, she represents Lebanon internationally. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the preliminary round by Nigerian Olufunke Oshonaike.^{[2] [3]}

In 2024, in the Paris Olympics, she won her first round match-up against Zhiying Zeng from Chile.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SAHAKIAN Mariana.
2. Web site: Mariana Sahakia . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828201444/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mariana-sahakian . August 28, 2016 . dead .
3. Web site: Women's Singles - Standings . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828172219/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-womens-singles . August 28, 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: Olympic Table Tennis Schedule - Women's Singles Paris 2024.