Lamya Matoub

Lamya Matoub
Matoub in 2018
Born	(1992-01-18) January 18, 1992 (age 32) France
Nationality	Algeria  France
Medal record Women's kumite Representing  Algeria World Championships 2018 Madrid Kumite 68 kg World Games 2017 Wrocław Kumite 68 kg African Games 2015 Brazzaville Kumite 68 kg 2015 Brazzaville Team kumite 2019 Rabat Kumite 68 kg 2019 Rabat Team kumite African Championships 2018 68 kg 2018 team Tanger 2020 68 kg Gaborone 2019 68 kg

Lamya Matoub (born 18 January 1992) is a French-Algerian female karateka who generally competes in the kumite category.^[1] She has played in domestic level competitions in France representing Sarcelles club and shifted her focus to represent Algeria in international competitions.^[2] Lamya has claimed medals at various sport events including the World Karate Championships and in the World Games.^[3] On 26 August 2019, she claimed her second African Games medal in the 50 kg kumite category during the 2019 African Games and couldn't able to defend her gold medal she claimed during the 2015 African Games.^[4][5]

Career

She pursued her career in Algeria and represented Algeria internationally from 2015 and eventually represented Algeria at the 2015 African Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event. At the 2017 World Games, she secured the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.^[6][7][8]

She also became the champion in the 2018 African Karate Championships and was part of the Algerian team which claimed gold in the team event at the 2018 African Karate Championships.^[9] In July 2019, she bagged a silver medal in 68 kg kumite event during the 2019 African Karate Championships.^[10]

Most notably, she also clinched a bronze medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships representing Algeria.^[11] She also represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games and went onto claim bronze medal in the women's 68 kg kumite event while her compatriot Imane Taleb also claimed a bronze in 50 kg women's kumite event.

In 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[12] She did not qualify at this tournament, but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.^[13] She competed in the women's +61 kg event.^[14]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2017	World Games 2017	Wroclaw, Poland	3rd	Kumite 68 kg
2018	World Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	Kumite 68 kg

References

1. Kralove, Karate Spartak Hradec. "Matoub Lamya « Competitors « Catalog - Karate results and charts". www.karaterec.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. Rédaction, La (12 August 2017). "Boumerdès". La Dépêche de Kabylie (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
3. "De l'or pour Lamya Matoub aux Mondiaux de karaté | El Watan". www.elwatan.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
4. "JA-2019: l'Algérie présente avec 255 athlètes de 23 disciplines". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
5. "Medals Board". Africans Games Rabat 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
6. "Result history of The World Games | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
7. "Lamya Matoub, invitée n°10 de la soirée Marathons de l'espoir". Sportspassion95 (in French). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
8. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
9. "Val-d'Oise. Lamya Matoub, karatékate de Sarcelles, double championne d'Afrique". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
10. "Karaté do/Championnats d'Afrique (2e j): l'Algérie porte son capital à 12 médailles". www.aps.dz. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
11. "Championnats du monde de Karaté-do : Lamya Matoub remporte la médaille de bronze". TSA (in French). 10 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
12. "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.
13. "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
14. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

External links

• Lamya Matoub – World Karate Federation ranking
• Lamya Matoub at KarateRec.com
• Lamya Matoub at Olympics.com
• Lamya Matoub at Olympedia
• Lamya Matoub at the International World Games Association