Rasuljon Abdurakhimov

Rasuljon Abdurakhimov
Born	(1996-10-03) October 3, 1996 Fergana, Uzbekistan
Occupation	Artistic gymnast
Years active	2014–present
Known for	Representing Uzbekistan at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games; medals at Asian Championships and Islamic Solidarity Games

Rasuljon Shukhratovich Abdurakhimov (born 3 October 1996) is a gymnast from Uzbekistan specializing in artistic gymnastics. At the 2024 Asian Championships, he achieved a silver medal with the team and took bronze in the parallel bars event. During the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, he secured bronze medals in both the all-around and parallel bars competitions. Abdurakhimov has represented Uzbekistan at both the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

Early and personal life

Originating from Fergana, Abdurakhimov started training in gymnastics at age five before relocating to Tashkent to further his development. He is married to Barno Valieva and they have one son together.

2014–17

Abdurakhimov made his senior international debut in 2014, competing at the 2014 Asian Games where his team finished seventh. At the 2014 World Championships, Uzbekistan placed 32nd as a team, with Abdurakhimov ranking 127th individually. In 2017, he achieved an 18th place finish in the all-around at the Asian Championships.

2018–19

He participated in the 2018 Asian Games representing Uzbekistan, where the team placed seventh and he ranked 13th in the individual all-around. He qualified for the parallel bars final, finishing eighth. At the 2018 World Championships, Uzbekistan was 38th as a team, while Abdurakhimov secured 69th individually.

During the 2019 Summer Universiade, he did not reach any finals. Later that year, at the 2019 World Championships, he finished 45th in the all-around competition, which earned him qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2021–22

At the 2021 Varna World Challenge Cup, Abdurakhimov placed seventh on parallel bars. During the Tokyo Olympic Games, he ranked 49th in all-around qualifications. In 2022, he achieved fifth place on parallel bars at the Cairo World Cup. At the Islamic Solidarity Games that year, he contributed to a team silver alongside Abdulla Azimov and Khabibullo Ergashev and also won individual bronze medals in both all-around and parallel bars.

2023

Abdurakhimov finished seventh on parallel bars at the Baku World Cup in 2023 before capturing his inaugural FIG World Cup gold medal on parallel bars at the Varna World Challenge Cup. Additionally, he placed eighth on horizontal bar during that event. At the 2023 Asian Championships, he ranked fifth in both horizontal bar final and with the Uzbekistan team. He secured fourth place on parallel bars and horizontal bar at the Mersin World Challenge Cup. The Uzbekistani team concluded qualifications in 17th place at the 2023 World Championships.

2024

Competing in the 2024 FIG World Cup series to accumulate points toward Olympic qualification, Abdurakhimov placed sixth on parallel bars at Cairo’s first event. He then earned a bronze medal on parallel bars behind Ukrainians Illia Kovtun and Oleg Verniaiev. In Doha, he finished fifth in that apparatus final. As the second-highest eligible athlete on parallel bars, he secured his spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the 2024 Asian Championships, he claimed team silver behind China and took bronze on parallel bars behind Carlos Yulo and Yin Dehang. Representing Uzbekistan at the Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he competed on parallel bars and ranked 22nd in qualifications.

Awards

Following his participation in the 2020 Olympic Games, Abdurakhimov received the Builder of the Future medal, an honor bestowed by the President of Uzbekistan.