Career
She also shared her bronze medal position with Jordan"s Nadin Dawani at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Karimova represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she played for the women"s heavyweight category (+67 kg). She lost the first preliminary match by a decisive point and a double defensive kick from Malaysia"s Che Chew Chan in the final round, with a score of 4–5.