Safoeva took up rhythmic gymnastics in 2010 at age seven.[1] She became age-eligible for senior competitions and joined the national group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the Safoeva and the Uzbekistani group finished 17th in the all-around.[2]
At the 2019 Asian Championships in Thailand, Safoeva and the Uzbekistani group won two gold medals, as well as a silver in the all-around.[3] They won the group all-around silver medal at the 2019 Tashkent World Cup.[4] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships, where the group finished 14th in the all-around and did not receive one of the available Olympic berths.[5]
Safoeva helped Uzbekistan win bronze medals in both apparatus finals and place fourth in the all-around at the 2020 Moscow Grand Prix.[6] At the 2020 Tartu Grand Prix, they won the group all-around title and won silver medals in both apparatus finals.[7] Safoeva and the group won two bronze medals at the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix.[8] At the 2021 Tashkent World Cup, they won the group all-around gold medal. This marked the first time Uzbekistan won a group all-around competition at a FIG World Cup.[9] They also won gold in the 5 balls final and picked up a silver medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final.[10]
Safoeva was also part of the Uzbekistani group that won the all-around at the 2021 Asian Championships, in addition to taking the gold in both the 5 balls and 4 clubs + 3 hoops finals. By winning the all-around title, Uzbekistan won the continental berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11][12] Before the Olympics, they competed at the Minsk World Challenge Cup and won the bronze medal in the all-around.[13] Then at the 2021 Moscow World Challenge Cup, the group won the all-around bronze medal and silver medals in both apparatus finals.[14]
At the 2020 Olympic Games, she competed alongside Kamola Irnazarova, Dinara Ravshanbekova, Kseniia Aleksandrova, and Nilufar Shomuradova. They finished ninth in the qualification round for the group all-around and were the first reserve for the final.[15]
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