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Liya Asylbekovna Nurkina (Template:Lang-kk; born September 28, 1984 in Atyrau) is a Kazakhstani taekwondo practitioner.<ref>Template:Cite sports-reference</ref> She won two bronze medals for the welterweight division at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Nurkina qualified for the women's 67 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after defeating Filipino taekwondo jin Mary Antoinette Rivero in the final match of the Asian Qualification Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to France's Gwladys Épangue, who was able to score three points at the end of the game.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
