- Mostly her victories are in the relay.
- At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, won bronze medals in the pursuit and individual. She originally finished 4th in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping test.
- Married her teammate Maksim Maksimov.
- Resides in Tyumen.
- Her favorite sport is Figure skating.
- Is a former biathlete.
- Has a son, Leonid.
- Won gold, silver, and bronze medals in Olympic relay competitions in 1998 in Nagano, 2002 in Salt Lake City and 2006 in Turin, respectively.
- Her favorite biathlon race tracks are those in Antholz-Anterselva and Ruhpolding.
- In 2005 finished 2nd in the 15 km Individual in Osrblie.
- Enjoys playing tennis.
- Her biathlon equipment consists of: skis: Fischer, rifle: Anschutz, gloves, glasses and race suit: Adidas.
- Her profession is Economic Manager.
- Won 10 medals from World Championships over the years - 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze.
- After a break in the 2006-2007 season, returned to the sport in January 2008.
- On 13 February 2009 the International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced Akhatova and teammates Ekaterina Iourieva and Dmitri Yaroshenko, tested positive for EPO during the World Cup in Östersund. Each was subsequently banned for 2 years.
- Won the gold medals in the mass start and relay at the 2003 World Championship held in Khanty-Mansiysk.
- In 2003 won the 12.5 km Mass Start in Antholz-Anterselva.
- Won 5 Olympic medals - one gold, one silver and 3 bronze.
- Her first year in biathlon was 1993.
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