Kayra Sayit (born Ketty Mathé on 13 February 1988) is a French-born Turkish European champion female

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competing in the +78 kg division. Coming from

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in Brittany, she competed for France until her marriage in Turkey in February 2015. She then changed her name from Ketty Mathé to Kayra Sayit, and began to compete for Turkey after acquiring the Turkish citizenship. She was a finalist in

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in 2011, and was selected along with fellow Breton

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for the World Championships in judo from 23 to 28 August in Paris-Bercy. In 2016, she won the gold medal at Grand Prix Tbilisi, and at the

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, Russia. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

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held in Doha, Qatar. She took the gold medal at the

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in Lisbon, Portugal. She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the

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held in Oran, Algeria.

Achievements

. Medal winner in senior tournaments only.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayit, Kayra 1988 births Sportspeople from Morbihan French people of Martiniquais descent French female judoka French emigrants to Turkey Naturalized citizens of Turkey Turkish female judoka Turkish female martial artists Turkish people of Martiniquais descent Turkish people of French descent European champions for Turkey Living people Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Turkey Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Games competitors for Turkey Judoka at the 2019 European Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in judo Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey