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BASHTA Anna
NOC Azerbaijan   
GenderWomen
Born 10 Jul 1996 in Togliatti, RUS
Height1.70 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence St. Petersburg, RUS
Higher education Coaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS
General Interest
Hobbies Playing the drums. (Athlete, 05 Jun 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning a silver medal in individual sabre at the 2022 World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. (az.sputniknews.ru, 30 Jul 2022)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? "My parents brought me for general development. Before that, I did artistic gymnastics."
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Most influential person in career Her parents. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Hero / Idol Russian fencer Sofya Velikaya. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2017)
Ambitions To win gold at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 05 Jun 2019)
Awards and honours She was named 2022 Female Athlete of the Year by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan. (trend.az, 26 Dec 2022)

In 2015 she received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 10 Apr 2015)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Left
When and where did you begin this sport? She took up the sport at age eight in Togliatti, Russian Federation.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Russian
General Interest
Other information RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO AZERBAIJAN
She represented the Russian Federation earlier in her career, including at the 2017 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. In 2019 she switched nationality and began competing for Azerbaijan. "The initiative came from Azerbaijan. I asked a lot of questions, asked if I would face a two-year quarantine. But close contacts between the two federations helped - Ilgar Mamedov, head coach of the Russian national team, comes from Azerbaijan. He made the key decisions for the transition. Of course, it was interesting for me to try, because in Azerbaijan there is no need to be selected for the world and European championships, I get there automatically." (bolshoisport.ru, 01 Sep 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Jun 2019; Athlete, 05 Jun 2019)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2023 5 Team Sabre Milan, Italy
2022 2 Individual Sabre Cairo, Egypt
2022 6 Team Sabre Cairo, Egypt
2017 Final 5-6 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
European Championships
2023 (Team) Final 5-6 Team Sabre Kraków, Poland
2022 1 Individual Sabre Antalya, Turkey
2019 Final 7-8 Team Sabre Düsseldorf, Germany
2017 2 Team Sabre Tbilisi, Georgia