In November 2021, Kanay competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she was eliminated in her third match by Alizée Agier of France.

A month later, Kanay won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

[3][4] Kanay won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.

In 2023, Kanay won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

She competed in the women's 61 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.