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Aisuluu Tynybekova
Freestyle wrestler (b. 1993), three-time world champion, Tokyo 2020 silver and Paris 2024 bronze medallist.
Born in Bishkek, Aisuluu Tynybekova became the first woman to wrestle for Kyrgyzstan at the Olympics, in London in 2012.
She was world champion at 62 kg in 2019, 2021 and 2023 and six times Asian champion, and won silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
She took bronze in the same category at Paris 2024 and is a symbol of the rise of women's wrestling in Kyrgyzstan.
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Updated: October 3, 2026