Takhmina Ikromova
Takhmina Ikromova (born 6 August 2004) is an Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time (2022, 2026) Asian Games all-around gold medalist, a four-time (2022, 2023, 2025, 2026) Asian all-around champion and the 2025 World University Games all-around silver medalist.
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the rhythmic individual all-around, where she came in 14th place at the qualifications.
Career
[edit]Ikromova began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five after being brought to the gym by her mother. She won several international competitions for young gymnasts.[4]
Junior
[edit]She was part of the junior national team that competed at the 2019 Asian Junior Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. They won the silver medal in the team competition, and Ikromova won the gold medal in the ribbon final. She also represented Uzbekistan at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia and finished in 11th place in the team competition. Individually, she placed 10th in both the rope and ribbon in the qualification round.
Senior
[edit]2021
[edit]At the 2021 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won the silver medals in the all-around, clubs and ribbon finals and a gold medal in the hoop final. At the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan she placed 29th in the all-around qualification.
2022
[edit]In 2022, she competed at World Cup Tashkent and won a gold medal in the all-around in front of Ekaterina Vedeneeva from Slovenia and Darja Varfolomeev from Germany.[5] She also took gold medals in the hoop and clubs finals, a bronze medal in the ribbon final, and finished 4th place in the ball final.
She competed at the Islamic Solidarity Games. In the team event, she won the silver medal along with her teammates Yosmina Rakhimova and Sabina Tashkenbaeva. She also won three individual silver medals, in the ball, clubs, and ribbon finals, and the gold medal in the hoop final.[6]
At the 2022 World Championships, she qualified to the all-around final in eleventh place. She qualified for the clubs final with the fifth-highest score with that apparatus; it was the first time in more than a decade that an Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast had qualified to an apparatus final at the World Championships.[7] She was again 11th place in the all-around final and just out of the medals in 4th place in the clubs final.[8]
In October, she competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. She won the gold medal in the individual all-around final and in the team competition alongside Vilana Savadyan and Evelina Atalyants.
2023
[edit]In 2023, she started the competition season at Athens World Cup, where she finished 4th in the all-around and won a silver medal in the clubs final. She took part in Sofia World Cup, where she won bronze in the all-around. She qualified for three apparatus finals, winning gold in ribbon and bronze in ball final. On April 14–16, she competed at Tashkent World Cup, winning the silver medal in the all-around, behind Italian Sofia Raffaeli. She qualified to all apparatus finals, but only won a medal in the hoop final (bronze). She finished 4th in the all-around at Baku World Cup and won bronze medals in the ball and ribbon finals. At the 2023 Asian Championships, she won gold in the all-around, team event, and three of the apparatus finals (hoop, ball, and clubs).[9]
She competed at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished in 5th place in the all-around final and qualified to two apparatus finals; she was 4th with the clubs and 8th with the ribbon.[10] This was a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and her placement gave Uzbekistan a berth in the individual event at the Olympics, which was allotted to Ikromova.[11]
In October, she competed at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. She won gold in the team event with her teammates Vilana Savadyan and Evelina Atalyants, and she also won gold in the individual event.[12][13] At the end of 2023, she was given an award for the best female Uzbekistani athlete of the year.[14] She was featured on a commemorative postage stamps due to her two gold medals at the Asian Games.[15]
2024
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Ikromova began her 2024 season by competing at the Grand Prix event in Marbella, Spain. She finished second in the all-around, behind Stiliana Nikolova and ahead of Darja Varfolomeev, and she also won silver with the clubs and the ball.[16] At the next Grand Prix event in Thiais, she won the all-around gold medal.[17]
She competed at her first World Cup of the season in Sofia. There she was sixth in the all-around and won a silver in the ball final.[18] At her next World Cup in Tashkent, Ikromova won the all-around silver medal behind Varfolomeev and ahead of Boryana Kaleyn. She won two of the four event finals (hoop and ball) and won silver in the other two (clubs and ribbon).[19]
At the 2024 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Ikromova was silver in the all-around behind Elzhana Taniyeva. Along with the other Uzbekistani gymnasts, she won gold in the team event. She won two gold medals (ball, clubs) and an additional silver (ribbon) in the apparatus finals.[20]
Ikromova competed at the World Cup in Milan in June. She came in 8th place in the all-around and qualified for three apparatus finals. In the ball final, she won bronze.[21]
In August, Ikromova competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In the qualification round, she made mistakes in her hoop and clubs routines. She ended the qualification round in 14th place and did not advance to the final.[22]
2025
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Ikromova began her season in late February by competing for Italian club Ginnastica Ritmica Albachiara during the first stage of the Italian Serie A2 club championship, where the team won the gold medal. At the Grand Prix Mabella in late Mach, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Taisiia Onofriichuk and Sofia Raffaeli. She also won the silver medal in ball and finished 4th in the hoop final.
In April, she competed at World Cup Sofia and won the bronze medal in the all-around. She won another bronze medal in the ball final and a silver medal in clubs. On 25-27 April, she competed at World Cup Tashkent, where she won the gold medal in the all-around ahead of Darja Varfolomeev and Liliana Lewinska. She won the gold medal in hoop, silver medals in the ball and ribbon finals and a bronze in clubs.[23] In May, she became the 2025 Asian all-around champion.[24] She also won gold in team, hoop and clubs and bronze in ball.[25]
On 17-19 July she won the all-around silver medal at the 2025 Summer Universiade in Essen. In the apparatus finals, she took gold in hoop and ribbon and silver in ball.[26] Ikromova was selected to represent Uzbekistan alongside Anastasiya Sarantseva at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[27] She took 5th place in the all-around final, equaling her result from the 2023 Worlds. She qualified to two apparatus finals, finishing 4th in ball and 8th in clubs.
2026
[edit]Ikromova started the season competing at Grand Prix Mabella in late March, where she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Taisiia Onofriichuk. She also won silver in hoop, bronze in ball and gold in clubs finals. In April, she won the bronze medal in the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup. She also won gold medals in hoop and ball and the silver medal in the clubs final. The next weekend, she competed at the Baku World Cup and took 4th place in the all-around. In the end of May, she competed at the 2026 Asian Championships in Bishkek and won six out of six possible gold medals (all-around, team, all apparatus finals).[28][29]
In June, Takhmina took the bronze medal in the all-around behind Varfolomeev and Onofriichuk at the World Challenge Cup Cluj-Napoca. She qualified to all four apparatus finals, winning silver medal in ribbon and placing 4th with ball, 5th with hoop and 6th with clubs.[30] In July, she competed at the World Cup Milan and ended in 6th place in the all-around.[31] In August, she was selected to represent Uzbekistan at the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany. She was 18th in the all-around qualifications and had a massive improvement in the all-around final, finishing in 13th place. Of the apparatus finals, she qualified only in hoop, where she ended in 5th place (score 30.000).
In October, she competed at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, and qualified to the all-around final from third place. She won the gold medal in the all-around final in front of Wang Qi and Wang Zilu by 2 points.
Achievements
[edit]- First Uzbek rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final on the FIG World Cup series.
- First Uzbek rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual all-around on the FIG World Cup series.
- First Uzbek rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual all-around on the FIG World Cup series.
Routine music information
[edit]| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hoop | Spectre by Power-Haus |
| Ball | Killer Game / Fire Starter by FreshmanSound / Sons of Legion | |
| Clubs | Ratata / Alibi by Victoria / Curtis Cole and Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar & Yseult | |
| Ribbon | Run It's A Gun / It's Got My Name On It by Power-Haus / Tommee Profitt | |
| 2025 | Hoop | Spectre by Power-Haus |
| Ball | Run Londinium / Gorilla / Candyall Beat (Remix By Mr. Bill & Mr. Ben) by Daniel Pemberton, Lord KraVen, Carlinhos Brown, Timbalada & Os Zárabe | |
| Clubs | Ratata / Alibi by Victoria / Curtis Cole and Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar & Yseult | |
| Ribbon | Jeszcze Raz Vabank von Anna Dereszowska & Machina Del Tango | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Get out of Here by Charlie Ryan |
| Ball | Bad Guy by KONG. | |
| Clubs | Carmen by Arcadian | |
| Ribbon | À nos folies by Léa Paci | |
| 2023 | Hoop | "Main Title" from The Queen's Gambit, "Piano by Candlelight", "Prodigy" by Carlos Rafael Rivera, Carl Doy, Kōtarō Nakagawa |
| Ball | La salvaora by Concha Buika and Jacob Sureda | |
| Clubs | Carmen by Arcadian | |
| Ribbon | Dangerous Affairs by Inon Zur | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Hero With A Red Mask by Rok Nardin |
| Ball (first) | Seven Nation Army by Postmodern Jukebox | |
| Ball (second) | Iron, Badabum Cha Cha, Dancina, Day N Night by Woodkid, Marracash, Yemi Alade, Aiyo | |
| Clubs | Palladio 'a cappella' cover by SeiOttavi | |
| Ribbon | Legendary by Welshly Arms | |
| 2021 | Hoop | End Credits from Coraline by Bruno Coulais |
| Ball | Carmen's Story by Edith Piaf | |
| Clubs | Sloppy Soup Samba by Daniel Pemberton | |
| Ribbon | Pogonya by Yan Frenkel | |
| 2020 | Hoop | Grand Guignol by Bajofondo |
| Ball | The Swing Phenomenon (Radio Edit) by Back&Baker (feat. Nicolle Rochette) | |
| Clubs | Party Rockers by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band | |
| Ribbon | ||
| 2019 | Rope | Taka takata by Irakere |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Mi Bombón (Extended Remix) / Circle of Life (District 78 Remix) by Caba and Lion King | |
Competitive highlights
[edit](Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)
| International: Senior | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2026 | Asian Games | 1st | |||||
| World Championships | 13th | 5th | 22nd (Q) | 17th (Q) | 25th (Q) | ||
| World Cup Milan | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 20th(Q) | 3rd | ||
| World Challenge Cup Cluj Napoca | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | ||
| Asian Championships Bishkek | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| World Cup Baku | 4th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 5th | ||
| World Cup Tashkent | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 10th(Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Marbella | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 14th(Q) | ||
| 2025 | World Championships | 5th | 7th | 9th(Q) | 4th | 8th | 9th(Q) |
| Summer Universiade | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Asian Championships Singapore | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5th | |
| World Cup Tashkent | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| World Cup Sofia | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | ||
| Grand Prix Marbella | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 9th | 9th(Q) | ||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 14th(Q) | |||||
| World Cup Milan | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 20th(Q) | 6th | ||
| Asian Championships Tashkent | 2nd | 1st | 11th (Q) | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| World Cup Tashkent | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| World Cup Sofia | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 13th (Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Thiais | 1st | 7th | 4th | 8th | 4th | ||
| Grand Prix Marbella | 2nd | 10th (Q) | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | ||
| 2023 | |||||||
| Asian Games Hangzhou | 1st | 1st | |||||
| World Championships Valencia | 5th | 10th | 14th(Q) | 50th(Q) | 4th | 8th | |
| World Cup Milan | 7th | 9th (Q) | 8th | 4th | 14th (Q) | ||
| Asian Championships Manila | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | |
| World Cup Baku | 5th | 20th (Q) | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | ||
| World Cup Tashkent | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | ||
| World Cup Sofia | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 9th (Q) | 1st | ||
| World Cup Athens | 4th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 9th (Q) | ||
| Gymnastik International Schmiden 2023 | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | World Championships Sofia | 11th | 7th | 10th (Q) | 19th (Q) | 4th | 11th (Q) |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Asian Championships Pattaya | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| World Cup Pesaro | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 10th (Q) | ||
| World Cup Baku | 11th | 5th | 10th(Q) | 15th (Q) | 17th (Q) | ||
| World Cup Tashkent | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | ||
| 2021 | World Championships Kitakyushu | 29th (Q) | 27th (Q) | 37th (Q) | 26th (Q) | 17th (Q) | |
| Asian Championships Tashkent | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| World Cup Pesaro | 29th | 16th (Q) | 41st (Q) | 39th (Q) | 19th (Q) | ||
| World Cup Baku | 37th | 21st (Q) | 36th (Q) | 48th (Q) | 31st (Q) | ||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop/Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2019 | Junior World Championships | 11th | 10th (Q) | 10th (Q) | |||
| Junior Asian Championships | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| 2018 | Aeon Cup | 5th | 7th | ||||
| 2017 | Aeon Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Asian Championships Astana | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||
| Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score); WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results) | |||||||
Source:[32]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Takhmina Ikromova/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics World Ranking 2026 Individual Competition". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics World Ranking 2025 Individual Competition". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ↑ Sheralieva, Zarina (15 December 2016). "Абсолютная чемпионка международного турнира" [All-around champion of an international tournament]. samcity.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ Leticia Bila (16 April 2022). "Home gymnast Ikromova and Bulgarian team claim golds at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Tashkent".
- ↑ "5th Islamic Solidarity Games - Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual" (PDF). Konya 2021. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2022.
- ↑ "Xushxabar: gimnastikachimiz Taxmina Ikromova Jahon chempionati finalida" [Good news: Our gymnast Takhmina Ikromova made the finals of the World Championships]. navoiy-gimnastika.uz (in Uzbek). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "39th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. September 18, 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ Burke, Patrick (2023-06-03). "Ikromova stars at Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Manila". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "Parij-2024 litsenziatlari: Taxmina Ikromova maxsus dastur asosida tayyorgarlik koʻrmoqda". National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Team Final" (PDF). Hangzhou 2022. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2023.
- ↑ "19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around" (PDF). Hangzhou 2022. 7 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "O'zbekistonning eng yaxshi ayol sportchisi: "Xudo xohlasa, Olimpiadada ham medal qo'lga kiritamiz"" [The best female athlete in Uzbekistan: "God willing, we'll win a medal at the Olympics"]. Olamsport.com (in Uzbek). 25 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ ""O'zbekistonning sportdagi yutuqlari" turkumiga bag'ishlangan pochta markalarning chiqarilishi" [Issuance of postage stamps dedicated to the series "Achievements of Uzbekistan in sports".]. uz.post (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ↑ "Resultados". infogim.andaluciagymonline.com. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "Takhmina Ikromova Wins Gold in Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix". UzReport.news. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ↑ "Results for FIG World Cup 2024 Sofia (BUL)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) 2024". International Gymnastics Federation. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "15th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships". sportvokrug.ru. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ↑ "Results for FIG World Cup 2024 Milan". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ↑ Cintioli, Michela (2024-08-08). "Ritmica, Olimpiadi 2024 - Sofia Raffaeli e Milena Baldassarri scrivono la storia: sono entrambe in finale All-Around!" [Rhythmic Gymnastics, Olympic Games 2024 – Sofia Raffaeli and Milena Baldassarri write the story: they are both in the All-Around final!]. ginnasticando.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ↑ "FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP TASHKENT (UZB) 202" (in Russian). 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Uzbekistan's Takhmina Ikromova Secures Third Consecutive All-Around Title at 2025 Asian Championships". Asian Gymnastics Union. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ↑ "Asian Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics 2025". Score Express. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ↑ "FISU World University Games 2025 Results Book" (PDF). rhineruhr2025.com. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "Top stars named for Rhythmic Worlds in Rio". International Gymnastics Federation. 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ↑ "2026 Asian Championships Senior Team". Web Archive. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "Тахмина Икромова вновь стала чемпионкой Азии по художественной гимнастике" [Takhmina Ikromova again became the champion of Asia in rhythmic gymnastics]. yuz.ru (in Russian). 26 May 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "World Challenge Cup Cluj Napoca". ksis.eu. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastic World Cup Milano 2026". risultati.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics IKROMOVA Takhmina - The 19th Asian Games". Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
External links
[edit]- Takhmina Ikromova at World Gymnastics
- Takhmina Ikromova at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
- Takhmina Ikromova at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Takhmina Ikromova at Olympics.com
- Takhmina Ikromova at Olympedia
- Takhmina Ikromova at InterSportStats
- Takhmina Ikromova on Instagram
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- Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Uzbekistan
- Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan
- Asian Games gold medalists in gymnastics
- Gymnasts at the 2022 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan
- Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 2025 Summer Universiade
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- Rhythmic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games
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