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Nigara Shaheen

Nigara Shaheen (born 7 June 1993) is an Afghan judoka based in Canada.

Nigara Shaheen
Personal information
Born (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 31)
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryIJF Refugee Team
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg, –70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2020, 2024)
World Champ.R32 (2023)
Asian Champ.R32 (2017)
Profile at external databases
IJF38986, 59877
JudoInside.com114985
Updated on 30 July 2024

Life

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Nigara Shaheen was born in Afghanistan. When she was six months old, her family moved from Jalalabad to Pakistan, fleeing the Afghan War. At age 18, she moved to Kabul to study at the American University of Afghanistan.[1][2]

Shaheen formerly lived in Russia.[3] She competed at the 2017 Asian Judo Championships, 2019 Judo Grand Slam, 2020 Judo Grand Slam, and 2021 Judo Grand Slam.[citation needed] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, on the Refugee Olympic Team.[4][5] She competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Showkat Shafi; Faras Ghani (14 July 2021). "Refugee Olympic Team trains ahead of Tokyo 2020". Al-Jazeera. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Ghani, Faras. "'My Olympics journey should give hope to all young Afghan girls'". www.aljazeera.com.
  3. ^ "The True Heroines". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Nigara Shaheen". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ Brodsky, Samantha (9 June 2021). "Nigara Shaheen, Judo". POPSUGAR Fitness. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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