Asila Mirzayorova

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Asila Mirzayorova
Asila Mirzayorova in 2024.jpg
Asila Mirzayorova at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Native nameAsila Mirzayorova
CitizenshipUzbek
Born (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 25)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
Sport Para-athletics
Disability Vision impairment
Disability class T11
Event Long jump
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Long jump T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Long jump T11
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris Long jump T11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Kobe Long jump T11
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Long jump T11/12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Long jump T11/12

Asila Mirzayorova (born 3 July 1999) [1] is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete. [2] She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [3] [4] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she won gold in the women's long jump T11 while breaking the Paralympic record twice. Her best 2024 Paralympics jump was 5.24 meters. [5]

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Biography

Asila was born in 1999 in the city of Karshi, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan. [6] She had perfect vision until the age of 15 and was studying piano at a music school. After a head injury, she lost her sight and later began participating in sports. [7] [8] In 2021, by the decree of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, she was awarded the title of "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasida xizmat koʻrsatgan sportchi". [9]

Career

In 2016, she began participating in Paralympic athletics under the guidance of coach Sardor Abduhalikov. Starting from 2017, she took part in international competitions. [10] In the same year, she won the Uzbekistan Para-Athletics Championship. [11] In that year, she also secured a gold medal in long jump at the Para Asian Junior Games. [12] In 2018, at the Summer Para Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, she won a bronze medal in the long jump with a result of 4.47 meters. In 2019, at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, UAE, she finished in seventh place with a result of 4.44 meters. [13] [14]

She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [4] [3] [15] In 2021, she was awarded the "O‘zbekiston belgisi" medal. [16] In the same year, she won a gold medal in long jump at the Grand Prix stage of Paralympic athletics in Dubai, UAE. [17] At the Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, in the long jump competition in the T11 category, she achieved a jump of 4.91 meters, earning her a silver medal in the games. [18]

She won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France with a leap of 5.13 meters. [19] With that result, Asila Mirzayorova won a berth at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Games, [20] where she set a new Paralympic record of 5.24 meters while winning the gold medal. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Asila Mirzayorova". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Asila Mirzayorova". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Tlili claims fourth shot put gold on opening day". Paralympic.org. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Women's long jump T11 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Uzbek para-athlete wins gold beating paralympic record". tashkenttimes.uz. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Спортсменка из Кашкадарьи – серебряный призер Паралимпиады". nkgz.uz. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Паралимпиада-2020. Асила Мирзаëрова завоевала «серебро»". Газета.uz. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "G'oliblik ortidagi ko'rinmas mashaqqatlar. Paralimpiada qahramonlari bilan tanishuv". Kun.uz. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "О награждении группы спортсменов и тренеров, добившихся высоких результатов на ХVI летних Паралимпийских играх в городе Токио". Uza.uz- National Information Agency of Uzbekistan. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Athletics MIRZAYOROVA Asila - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". paralympic.org- official website of International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Чемпионат паралимпийцев". usport.uz. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Паралимпиячиларимизнинг навбатдаги муваффақияти – Қорақалпоғистон Ахборот Агентлиги". Dubai 2019 - Schedule & Results. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Dubai 2019 - Schedule & Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Архивированная копия" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Asila Mirzayorova". paralympic.org- official website of International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Asila Mirzayorova etirof etildi". Olamsport.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Гран-при в Дубае: паралимпийцы Узбекистана завоевали 24 медали". yuz.uz. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Начинаем утро с хороших новостей: Асила Мирзаëрова стала серебряным призëром Токио-2020!". Национальный олимпийский комитет Узбекистана. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships | Live Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "World Para Athletics Live Results". paralympic.org- official website of International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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