Rasuljon Abdurakhimov

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.^[1][2]

Abdurakhimov began competing in senior international competitions in 2014. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2014 Asian Games and finished seventh with the team.^[3] Then at the 2014 World Championships, the Uzbekistan team finished 32nd,^[4] and Abdurakhimov finished 127th in the individual all-around.^[5] He finished 18th in the all-around at the 2017 Asian Championships.^[6]

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.^[7] Then at the 2018 World Championships, the Uzbekistan team finished 38th,^[8] and Abdurakhimov finished 69th in the individual all-around.^[9]

Abdurakhimov competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade but did not advance to any finals.^[10] He then competed at the 2019 World Championships, finishing 45th in the all-around and earning a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[11][12]

Abdurakhimov finished seventh in the parallel bars at the 2021 Varna World Challenge Cup.^[13] He then competed at the Olympic Games and finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round.^[14]

Abdurakhimov finished fifth on the parallel bars at the 2022 Cairo World Cup.^[15] 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.^[16]

Abdurakhimov finished seventh on the parallel bars at the 2023 Baku World Cup.^[17] He then won his first FIG World Cup medal at the 2023 Varna World Challenge Cup with a gold medal on the parallel bars.^[18] He also finished eighth on the horizontal bar.^[19] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, he finished fifth in the horizontal bar final and with the Uzbekistan team.^[20] He finished fourth on both the parallel bars and horizontal bar at the Mersin World Challenge Cup.^[21] He then competed at the 2023 World Championships where Uzbekistan finished 17th in team qualifications.^[22]

Abdurakhimov competed in the 2024 FIG World Cup series to earn points for Olympic qualification. At the first event in Cairo, he finished sixth on the parallel bars.^[23] He won the bronze medal on the parallel bars behind Ukrainians Illia Kovtun and Oleg Verniaiev.^[24] Then in Doha, he finished fifth in the parallel bars final.^[25] As the second-highest eligible overall finisher on the parallel bars, he won a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[26] He then competed at the 2024 Asian Championships, he won a silver medal in the team competition behind China.^[27] Then in the parallel bars final, he won the bronze medal behind Carlos Yulo and Yin Dehang.^[28] He represented Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, competing on the parallel bars and finishing 22nd in the qualification round.^[29]