Rodion Alimov
Rodion Igorevich Alimov is a Russian badminton player. He won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Championships in 2021.
Career
Born in Ufa, Alimov made a debut in his international career in 2016, and at the same year, he was selected to join the national team. He won his first international title at the 2016 Bulgaria International partnered with Alina Davletova. He and Davletova clinched the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships, made them as the first Russian player to win that category. At the same year, the duo also won the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Alimov and Davletova became the first Russians winning the European Championships in mixed doubles, doing so in 2021.At the 2022 India Open, Alimov and Alina Davletova had to withdraw from the mixed doubles semifinals match after Alimov was tested positive of COVID-19.
Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus were banned by the BWF from participating in all levels of tournaments. However, on 30 June 2025, Alimov and Maksim Ogloblin were accepted to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes. They marked their return to the court at the 2025 Lagos International, competing men's doubles event.
Achievements
European Championships
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Summer UniversiadeMixed doubles
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