ABUTALEB Dunya Ali M

Date of Birth: 17 Jun 1997

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.76/5'9''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Taekwondo	Women's -49Kg	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 2	Women's -49Kg Round of 16 #2212 KSA ABUTALEB DAMABUTALEB Dunya Ali M 2 KOR KANG MKANG Mireu 0	Finished
Followed by	Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 2	Women's -49Kg Quarterfinal #2218 KSA ABUTALEB DAMABUTALEB Dunya Ali M 0 CHN GUO QGUO Qing 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
3	Women's Flyweight 46-49kg	2022	Guadalajara, MEX
3rd Round	Women's Flyweight 46-49kg	2023	Baku, AZE
1st Round	Women's Bantamweight 49-53kg	2019	Manchester, GBR
Grand Prix
2nd Round	Women's Flyweight -49kg	2023	Paris, FRA
1st Round	Women's Flyweight -49kg	2023	Rome, ITA
Asian Championships
3	Women's Bantamweight 49-53kg	2022	Chuncheon, KOR
1st Round	Women's Featherweight 53-57kg	2021	Beirut, LIB

Languages spoken:

Arabic, English

Al-Ahly Club [Saudi Arabia]

Kurban Bugdaev [national], RUS

She took up the sport at age eight. (aawsat, 09 Mar 2023; independentarabia, 19 Sep 2022)

"I joined a boys' [taekwondo] club with my brother, and we both enjoyed it. My passion for the sport increased day by day." (independentarabia, 19 Sep 2022)

To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 14 Jan 2023)

She and dressage rider Ahmed Sharbatly were named flag bearers for Saudi Arabia for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (HAGOC, 22 Sep 2023)

She was named 2022 Female Athlete of the Year by the Saudi Olympic Committee. (aawsat, 09 Mar 2023; Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Twitter profile, 19 Feb 2023)

Milestones

She became the first female taekwondoka representing Saudi Arabia to win a medal at the world championships when she claimed bronze in the women's -49kg category at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. (worldtaekwondo, 20 Nov 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Apr 2023)

She became the first female taekwondoka representing Saudi Arabia to win a medal at the Asian championships, following her bronze in the women's -53kg category at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Chuncheon, Republic of Korea. (worldtaekwondo, 20 Nov 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Apr 2023)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event