Nurkanat Azhikanov (born 23 February 2001)[2] is a Kazakhstani Professional karateka, he is currently represents Kazakhstan internationally Kumite (Karate) event.[3]
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| Born | 23 February 2001[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
- He won the silver medal in Junior individual Kumite male -76 kg in 16th Junior Asian Karate Championships in Kazakhstan in the year of 2017
He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Kazakhstan in Men’s -75 Kg Kumite Category at the Karate competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[6][7]
He competed in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[8] He competed at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[9]
In 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[10][11] He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Records
| YEAR | COMPETITION | VENUE | RANK/POSITION | EVENT |
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| 2019 | 2019 KARATE1 SERIES A | Istanbul  Turkey | Participate | Individual -75 Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | 18th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships | Kota Kinabalu  Malaysia | Participate | U -84 Kg Kumite |
| 2018 | Karate 1 Youth League | Sofia  Bulgaria | Participate | Junior -76 Kg Kumite |
| 2017 | 17th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships | Okinawa  Japan | Participate | Junior -76 Kg Kumite |
| 2017 | 10th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships | Tenerife  Spain | Participate | Junior -76 Kg Kumite |
| 2017 | 16th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships | Astana  Kazakhstan |  Silver | Junior -76 Kg Kumite |
| 2017 | 10th WKF Training Camp & Karate 1 Youth Cup | Umag  Croatia | Participate | Junior -76 Kg Kumite |
| 2015 | 9th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships | Jakarta  Indonesia | Participate | Junior -76 Kg Kumite |