Kulsoom Hazara

Kulsoom Hazara (born 4 September 1988) is a Pakistani karateka.

Background Hazara is the youngest of four children: three sisters and one brother and belongs to the Hazara community of Quetta, Balochistan. She lost her mother to cancer at the age of two and her father to a heart attack at the age of 9.

Owing to her meritorious achievements, Hazara received 'Icon of the Nation' award in 2017.

International She represented Pakistan for the first time at the 4th Islamic Women's Games held in Tehran, Iran in 2005.

At the 2016 South Asian Karate Championship held in New Delhi, India, she won two medals: a gold and a silver. In the -68 kg final she defended her title by defeating her opponent by 10 points to 2.

In 2018, she participated in the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Events Hazara has participated in the following international events:

4th Islamic Women Games 2005, Tehran, Iran 10th South Asian Games 2006, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11th South Asian Games 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11th Senior Cadet AKF (Asian) Championship 2012, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 17th Asian Games 2014, Incheon, South Korea 3rd South Asian Karate Championship 2016, New Delhi, India 4th South Asian karate championship 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka 4th Islamic Solidarity Game 2017, Baku, Azerbaijan Karate 1 Premier League 2017, Dubai, UAE 15th AKF Senior Championship 2018, Amman, Jordan 18th Asian Games 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia Karate 1 Series A 2018, Shanghai, China 13th South Asian Games 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal

Film In 2018, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy made a short film about her titled, "Kulsoom Hazara - The Karate Wonder"