Ayasha Shakya
Appearance
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Native name | आयशा शाक्य | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Nepali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 July 1987 Lalitpur, Nepal | (age 37)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Deepak Bista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ayasha Shakya (आयशा शाक्य) (born 28 July 1987 in Lalitpur) is a Nepalese Taekwondo practitioner.[1] Shakya played taekwondo for a long time as a athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association. She won two gold medals in both the individual and pair poomsae category for Nepal in the 2019 South Asian Games. A mother of two, she has given encouragement to women who quit sports after getting married or having children.[2] She also won a gold medal for Nepal in the 2010 South Asian Games.[1]
Shakya won a Bronze medal for Nepal in the 2006 Asian Games 2006 Doha.[1]
In 2019, Shakya won the gold medal at the 13th South Asian Games in the above 30 years category.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Shakya married Deepak Bista in 2011.[5] They have two sons.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Shakya earns SA Games berth". The Himalayan Times. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Age is just a number, says double gold medal winner Shakya". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Thakuri, Anil Malla (3 December 2019). "Mom of two Shakya totes up record points to lead Nepal's gold barrage". Republica. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Acharya, Mahesh (3 December 2019). "Nepal begin SA Games with rich gold haul". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ राजवंशी, निरञ्जन (2 January 2021). "आलोचना र सङ्घर्षबाट माथि उठेको सबैभन्दा सफल खेलाडी जोडी". BBC Nepali (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ राई, विवेक (2 December 2019). "मैले पाएका स्वर्ण पदक दुई छोरालाई: आयशा शाक्य". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "दुई सन्तानका लागि स्वर्ण जितेजस्तो भयो : आयशा शाक्य". Online Khabar (in Nepali). 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Nepalese female taekwondo practitioners
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Nepal
- People from Lalitpur District, Nepal
- Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Nepal
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Nepalese sportspeople stubs
- Asian taekwondo biography stubs