Rasuljon Abdurakhimov
Rasuljon Shukhratovich Abdurakhimov is an Uzbek gymnast. At the 2024 Asian Championships, he won a silver medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the parallel bars. He is the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games all-around and parallel bars bronze medal. He competed in the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Early and personal life
Abdurakhimov was born on 3 October 1996 in Fergana. He began gymnastics in his hometown at the age of five and moved to Tashkent for his training. He has a wife, Barno Valieva, and one son.Career
2014–17
Abdurakhimov began competing in senior international competitions in 2014. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2014 Asian Games and finished seventh with the team. Then at the 2014 World Championships, the Uzbekistan team finished 32nd, and Abdurakhimov finished 127th in the individual all-around. He finished 18th in the all-around at the 2017 Asian Championships.2018–19
Abdurakhimov represented Uzbekistan at the 2018 Asian Games and placed seventh with the team. He finished 13th in the individual all-around. He also qualified for the parallel bars final, finishing eighth. Then at the 2018 World Championships, the Uzbekistan team finished 38th, and Abdurakhimov finished 69th in the individual all-around.Abdurakhimov competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade but did not advance to any finals. He then competed at the 2019 World Championships, finishing 45th in the all-around and earning a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2021–22
Abdurakhimov finished seventh in the parallel bars at the 2021 Varna World Challenge Cup. He then competed at the Olympic Games and finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round.Abdurakhimov finished fifth on the parallel bars at the 2022 Cairo World Cup. Then at the Islamic Solidarity Games, he won a silver medal with teammates Abdulla Azimov and Khabibullo Ergashev. Individually, he won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Adem Asil and Ivan Tikhonov. He then won another bronze medal in the parallel bars final.