Born in Ufa, Alimov made a debut in his international career in 2016, and at the same year, he was selected to join the national team.

[3] He and Davletova clinched the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships, made them as the first Russian player to win that category.

[4] At the same year, the duo also won the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.

[5] Alimov and Davletova became the first Russians winning the European Championships in mixed doubles, doing so in 2021.

[7] Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).