Dastonbek Otabolaev (born 5 November 1993)[1] is an Uzbekistani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 75 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3] He is the first ever Uzbek and Central Asian Karate World Champion.[4] He is Master of sport international level and Black belt 4-dan. He is Captain national karate team of Uzbekistan.[5] and He won the bronze medal first time history of Uzbekistan Karate at the 2022 World Games
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| Born | 5 November 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event.[5] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In 2018, he competed in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia where he was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Bashar Al-Najjar of Jordan.[1] At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.[6]
In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] In Paris, Otabolaev failed to qualify for the Olympics.[4]
He has also won medals at several competitions of the Karate1 Premier League.[8]
Personal life
editHe was born in Altyarikh, Ferghana. He started karate when he was 7 years old. Growing up, Otabolaev discovered karate from a Bruce Lee movie.[4] In addition to karate, Otabolaev is studying for a magistracy in TSUL as a lawyer and works for a lawyer firm.[4] He also enjoys reading books.[4]
Career
editIn addition to karate, Dastonbek Otabolaev also trains boxing.[4]
In Paris, Otabolaev looked to make the Uzbek team in karate. While he won five of his seven bouts, he did not make the cut for the team.[4]
On November 21, 2021, Otabolaev won gold in the 2021 Karate World Championship.[4] Ahead of his World Championship run, Otabolaev promised his mother that he would win the World Championship.[4]
He won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Blaine Henry (December 6, 2021). "Dastonbek Otabolaev: The First Uzbek Karate World Champion". Fight-Library.com.
- ^ "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ [1], [2], [3], [4]
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
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- Dastonbek Otabolaev at KarateRec.com
- Dastonbek Otabolaev at the International World Games Association
