Katia Belabbas


Katia Belabbas is an Algerian windsurfer who competes in the RS:X class. She competed for Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Belabbas was born on 1 February 1996 in Béjaïa, Algeria. As of her Olympic appearance, she was tall and weighed.

Competitions

Belabbas was the first woman to represent an African nation in RS:X at the ISAF Sailing World Championships, in which she placed 62nd in 2014. At the time of the race, she had trained in RS:X for only eight months. She won a gold medal in the 2015 RS:X African Championship to qualify herself to the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, she placed 26th in the women's RS:X event. She placed third in the 2019 RS:X African Championship in 2019, losing out on an Olympic qualifying spot to countrywoman Amina Bericchi.