Aida Khasanova (4 August 1983 – 23 May 2023) was an Uzbekistani fencer and international fencing referee.[1][2] She was the Uzbekistani fencing champion in foil in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002 and won Uzbekistan Cup on saber in 2008. She competed in the individual foil events at the World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 2007 and Turin, Italy in 2006 representing Uzbekistan.[3]

Aida Khasanova
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistan
Born(1983-08-04)4 August 1983
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Died23 May 2023(2023-05-23) (aged 39)
Sport
SportFencing

In 2014 Khasanova became the first international fencing referee in the history of Uzbekistan fencing[4][5][6] on three weapons [7] and from then was a Fédération Internationale d'Escrime referee at major international fencing championships and tournaments.[8][9][10]

In 2019 Khasanova was selected to be the first referee from Uzbekistan and Central Asia to go to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. She was also the only female fencing referee representing Asia at the 2020 Games.[11]

Khasanova died on 23 May 2023, at the age of 39.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Аида Хасанова. Казанова узбекского спорта".
  2. ^ "Узбекские спортсмены примут участие в гран-при по фехтованию".
  3. ^ "Fencer - KHASANOVA Aida - UZBEKISTAN - FIE - International Fencing Federation".
  4. ^ "Аида Хасанова. Казанова узбекского спорта - Федерация фехтования России".
  5. ^ "В Ташкенте прошли соревнования на Кубок Посла Франции".
  6. ^ "Mars | 2014 | EscrimeLiban - le Blog de l'Escrime au Liban". Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  7. ^ "Kampfrichter / Schiedsrichter".
  8. ^ "Открытый турнир по фехтованию в Бухаре".
  9. ^ "Annual report" (PDF). static.fie.org.
  10. ^ "В Узбекистане пройдет чемпионат мира по фехтованию".
  11. ^ "Узбекский арбитр по фехтованию впервые приглашена на Олимпиаду". fergana.agency. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  12. ^ Скончалась главный судья Федерации фехтования Узбекистана Аида Хасанова (in Russian)
  13. ^ "Obituary: Aida Khasanova". 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-06-03.