Zlata Arkatova
Zlata Arkatova is a Kyrgyzstani rhythmic gymnast. She represents Kyrgyzstan in international competitions.
Biography
In 2021 Arkatova won silver in the All-Around at the Bishkek City Championship. In 2023 she won gold overall in the same tournament.In March 2024 she won silver and bronze at the Moscow Grand Prix. In May she was selected to compete with clubs at the Asian Championships in Tashkent, taking 5th place in the final. She and her teammates won bronze medal in team competition.
The following year she participated in the 2025 Asian Championships, she was 4th in teams and 5th in the junior clubs final. In June she was selected for the 2025 Junior World Championships in Sofia, being 16th with ball and winning an historic gold medal with clubs, in front of Farida Bahnas and Kseniya Zhyzhych, that being the first gold and medal overall for Kyrgyzstan at the World Championships at either junior and senior level.
Achievements
- First Kyrgyzstani rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships at both junior and senior level.
- First Kyrgyzstani rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at World Championships.