Iryna Zaretska is an Azerbaijani female karateka who recently won her third world title at the World Senior Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, in the women's 68kg weight class. She is actively competing and successful in karate as of 2025, including winning a silver medal at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China. However, there is also news about a tragic event involving a Ukrainian refugee named Iryna Zarutska who was stabbed to death on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, 2025. This Iryna Zarutska was a 23-year-old refugee who fled the war in Ukraine. This incident has sparked outrage and is unrelated to the Azerbaijani karateka Iryna Zaretska, despite the similarity in their names. To clarify:
- Iryna Zaretska (karateka) is alive, actively competing, and winning medals in 2025.
- Iryna Zarutska (Ukrainian refugee) was tragically killed in a stabbing incident in the United States in August 2025.
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