Ayasha Shakya

Ayasha Shakya (आयशा शाक्य) (born 28 July 1987 in Lalitpur) is a Nepalese Taekwondo practitioner. Shakya played taekwondo for a long time as a athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association. She won two gold medals in both the individual and pair poomsae category for Nepal in the 2019 South Asian Games. A mother of two, she has given encouragement to women who quit sports after getting married or having children. She also won a gold medal for Nepal in the 2010 South Asian Games.

Shakya won a Bronze medal for Nepal in the 2006 Asian Games 2006 Doha.

In 2019, Shakya won the gold medal at the 13th South Asian Games in the above 30 years category.

Personal life
Shakya married Deepak Bista in 2011. They have two sons.