Ayumi Leiva Sánchez

Ayumi Leiva Sánchez is a judoka born in Cuba on May 4, 2002. She has lived in Valencia, Spain, since mid-2021 and competes for Spain in the under-52 kg division. She is part of Proyecto FER, the athlete-support program run by the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation.

Her results include gold at the 2024 European U23 Championships in Poland, the 2024 Spanish senior national title, bronze medals at the 2024 Grand Slams in Turkey and Kazakhstan, and silver medals at the 2025 Grand Slams in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

In 2026 she had the best stretch of her career: on September 11 she won the Budapest Grand Slam, her first title at that level, and on October 5 she took bronze at the World Championships in Baku, her first world podium.