Background and career
Diyora Keldiyorova (Uzbek: Diyora Baxtiyor qizi Keldiyorova; born 13 July 1998 in Juma, Samarkand Region) is an Olympic champion Uzbek judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She is also a two-time silver medalist in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships (2023 and 2024).
In 2019, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
She is the first Uzbek woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in judo. She is the first athlete in the history of Uzbekistan to win an Olympic gold in judo and also the first Uzbek woman athlete to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics.
