Sabina Zakharova (born 13 March 1992)[1] is a Kazakhstani karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.[2] She is also a five-time medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.
Zakharova competed in the women's kumite 55kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] She lost her first match against Wen Tzu-yun of Chinese Taipei and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Syakilla Salni of Malaysia.[1]
In June 2021, Zakharova competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She competed in the 61 kg weight class and she reached the round-robin stage of the tournament where she failed to qualify for the Summer Olympics.[3] [4] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Quanzhou, China | 3rd | Kumite 50kg | |
| 2012 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite 50kg | |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | Kumite 55kg | |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 2nd | Kumite 55kg | |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite | |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite |