Liya Asylbekovna Nurkina ( kk, Лия Асылбековна Нуркина; born September 28, 1984, in

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) is a Kazakhstani

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practitioner. She won two bronze medals for the welterweight division at the

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, and at the

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. Nurkina qualified for the women's 67 kg class at the

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, after defeating Filipino taekwondo jin

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in the final match of the Asian Qualification Tournament in

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. She lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to France's

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, who was able to score three points at the end of the game.

References

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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