Asila Mirzayorova
Asila Mirzayorova (born 3 July 1999) is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete. She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also set a new personal best of 4.91 metres. Biography
Asila was born in 1999 in the city of Karshi, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan. 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. In 2021, by the decree of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, she was awarded the title of "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasida xizmat koʻrsatgan sportchi". 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. In the same year, she won the Uzbekistan Para-Athletics Championship. In that year, she also secured a gold medal in long jump at the Para Asian Junior Games. 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. She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2021, she was awarded the "O‘zbekiston belgisi" medal. In the same year, she won a gold medal in long jump at the Grand Prix stage of Paralympic athletics in Dubai, UAE. 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. She won the gold medal in the women's long jump T11 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. References

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Living people
1999 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Uzbekistani female long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic athletes for Uzbekistan
Paralympic silver medalists for Uzbekistan
Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment
21st-century Uzbekistani women
Uzbekistani blind people
World Para Athletics Championships winners