Thalya Sombé (born 21 October 2003) is a French karateka competing in the kumite. She is a gold medalist at the World Karate Championships, a three-time medalist at the European Karate Championships, and two-time gold medalist at the World U21 Championships.
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| Born | 21 October 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2022, at the U21 World Championships, Sombé won the gold medal in the −68 kg category.[1] In October 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[2]
In May 2024, Sombé won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[3][4] She then returned to the U21 World Championships in October and won the gold medal once again.[5][6]
Sombé won a silver medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[7][8] She also competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.[9] She then competed in the 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships and won the gold medal.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Karaté : La sinoise Thalya Sombe sacrée championne du monde". lobservateur.fr (in French). 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ "Steven Da Costa sacré champion d'Europe des -67 kg pour la troisième fois". lequipe.fr (in French). 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Karaté : Nohan Dudon également en or, huit médailles en tout pour la France". dicodusport.fr (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Japan Top Medal Table of Memorable 2024 World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships". World Karate Championships. 13 October 2024.
- ↑ "WKF Cadet, Junior and U21 World Championships 2024 - Venice - Results". Archived from the original on 1 December 2024.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (14 May 2025). "Yerevan's European Karate spectacle". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "2025 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2025 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ Zavala, Jaime (2025-12-01). "Anastasia Velozo hace historia en El Cairo: primer podio femenino chileno en Mundial adulto de Karate". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-02.