Nigara Shaheen

Nigara Shaheen (born 7 June 1993) is an Afghani judoka based in Russia.

Nigara Shaheen
Personal information
NationalityAfghanistan
Born (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993
Afghanistan
Sport
CountryRefugee Olympic Team
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Independent Olympic Participants

Life

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 lives in Russia.[3] She competed at the 2017 Asian Judo Championships, 2019 Judo Grand Slam, 2020 Judo Grand Slam, and 2021 Judo Grand Slam. 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
  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 2021-07-19.
  4. "Nigara Shaheen". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. Brodsky, Samantha (2021-06-09). "Nigara Shaheen, Judo". POPSUGAR Fitness. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  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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