Sofia Asvesta

Cypriot judoka (born 2000)

Sofia Asvesta

Personal information

Native name

София Асвеста

Nickname

"Sonya"^[1]

Born

(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24)
Limassol, Cyprus^[2]

Occupation

Judoka

Height

150 cm (4 ft 11 in)^[2]

Sport

Country

Cyprus

Sport

Judo

Weight class

‍–‍52 kg

Rank

1st dan black belt

Club

Tuapse sport school #1 (Tuapse)^[2]
Christodoulides judo academy (Nicosia)^[2]

Coached by

Christodoulos Christodoulides
Dzhanbolet Naguchev

Achievements and titles

Olympic Games

R16 (2024)

World Champ.

R32 (2024)

European Champ.

5th (2024)

Medal record

Women's judo

Representing Cyprus
European Junior Championships
	2020 Poreč	‍–‍52 kg

Profile at external databases

IJF

28908

JudoInside.com

107052

Updated on 28 July 2024

Sofia "Sonya" Asvesta (Russian: София Асвеста, born 5 June 2000) is a Cypriot judoka of Russian heritage. She participated at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has twice been national champion, and was the 2020 European junior bronze medalist.^[1]

Background

Sofia Asvesta was born in Limassol, Cyprus, into a Cypriot/Russian family.^[1]^[3] She started judo under her first coach Pieros Leonida at the age of 15, then moved to Nicosia and joined the "Christodoulides judo academy".^[1]^[2]

Career

She has twice been junior Cypriot national champion. As a senior athlete, she won national titles in 2018 and 2022. In 2020, Asvesta received a bronze medal at the European junior championships in Poreč, Croatia. In 2021, she came in third place at the senior European cup in Dubrovnik, Croatia. In January 2024, she earned a quota place for Cyprus for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[1] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won her first bout against Morocco's Soumiya Iraoui, but in the next round she was eliminated by Amandine Buchard of France and finished in the 9th place.^[4]

Achievements

2018, 2020 Junior Cypriot championships — 1st.
2019 Junior European cup — 1st.
2020 European Junior Judo Championships — 3rd.
2018, 2022 Senior Cypriot championships — 1st.
2024 Judo Grand Slam Dushanbe — 5th.
2024 European Judo Championships — 5th.
2024 Summer Olympics — 9th.

Personal life

She lives in Tuapse, Russia and trains with senior 2024 world championships runner-up Timur Arbuzov.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: SOFIA ASVESTA (CYP)". eju.net. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "София Асвеста на infosport". infosport.ru. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Дзюдоистка София Асвеста будет участвовать в Олимпиаде". vkcyprus.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Judo - Olympic Games - 2024 — Results Women — Women's Half Lightweight 52 kg - 28 July 2024". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.