Aider Abduraimov
Aider Abduraimov | |
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| Born | January 18, 2004 Melitopol, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Amateur boxer |
| Known for | Competing for Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics; two-time European youth champion (2021, 2022); 2023 Ukrainian national champion |
Aider Abduraimov (; born 18 January 2004 in Melitopol, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian amateur boxer set to compete for Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He earned the title of European youth champion twice, in 2021 and 2022, and claimed the Ukrainian national championship in 2023.
Abduraimov obtained his qualification for the Olympics during the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held in Bangkok. His victories included wins over prominent athletes such as 2016 silver medalist Yoel Finol from Venezuela, 2023 African Games silver medalist Mwengo Mwale representing Zambia, as well as Asror Vokhidov of Tajikistan, Germany’s Denis Bril, and Munarbek Seitbek Uulu from Kyrgyzstan, who secured bronze at the 2023 World Championships.
Personal life
Belonging to the Crimean Tatar ethnic group, Abduraimov is currently pursuing his education at the Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture.