She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.

Zakharova competed in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

[1] She lost her first match against Wen Tzu-yun of Chinese Taipei and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Syakilla Salni of Malaysia.

[3] She competed in the 61 kg weight class and she reached the round-robin stage of the tournament where she failed to qualify for the Summer Olympics.

[3][4] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.