She competed under her birth name Sayoko Kawauchi (川内 紗代子) at the 2004 Olympics.

Kawauchi defeated Burdeyna, winning 137-129 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32.

In that round, she faced Alison Williamson of Great Britain, losing to the 21st-ranked and eventual bronze medalist archer 154-150 in the regulation 18 arrows.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Kitabatake finished her ranking round with a total of 616 points.

[3] Together with Nami Hayakawa and Yuki Hayashi she also took part in the team event.