Ayasha Shakya

Ayasha Shakya

Personal information
Native name	आयशा शाक्य
Nationality	Nepali
Born	28 July 1987 (1987-07-28) (age 37) Lalitpur, Nepal
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse	Deepak Bista
Sport
Country	Nepal
Sport	Taekwondo
Medal record Women's Taekwondo Representing  Nepal Asian Games 2006 Doha -59 Kg South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka 2019 Kathmandu 2019 Kathmandu

Ayasha Shakya (आयशा शाक्य) (born 28 July 1987 in Lalitpur) is a Nepalese Taekwondo practitioner.[1] Shakya played taekwondo for a long time as an 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

Shakya married Deepak Bista in 2011.[5] They have two sons.[6][7]

References

1. "Shakya earns SA Games berth". The Himalayan Times. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. "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.