Rima Batalova

Rima Batalova
Рима Баталова
Batalova in 2018
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
Assumed office
21 December 2011
Personal details
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964
PartyUnited Russia
Children1 daughter
EducationUral State Academy of
Physical Culture
Sports career
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Paralympic Games
Representing  Soviet Union
1988 Seoul 400 metres - B2
1988 Seoul 800 metres - B2
1988 Seoul 100 metres - B2
Representing  Unified Team
1992 Barcelona 200 metres - B2
1992 Barcelona 400 metres - B2
1992 Barcelona 800 metres - B2
1992 Barcelona 1500 metres - B2
1992 Barcelona 100 metres - B2
Representing  Russia
1996 Atlanta 400 metres - T11
1996 Atlanta 800 metres - T10-11
1996 Atlanta 1500 metres - T10-11
1996 Atlanta 3000 metres - T10-11
2000 Sydney 800 metres - T12
2000 Sydney 1500 metres - T12
2000 Sydney 5000 metres - T12
2004 Athens 800 metres - T12
2004 Athens 1500 metres - T12

Rima Akberdinovna Batalova (Russian: Рима Акбердиновна Баталова, born 1 January 1964) is a Russian politician. She was formerly a Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category T12 middle-distance events. Since 2011, she has been a member of the State Duma on the United Russia party list.[1]

Biography

Batalova has competed in six Paralympics, she first competed as part of the Soviet Union team in the 1988 Summer Paralympics where she won golds in the 1500m and 200m and a bronze in the 300m. In barcelona in 1992 competing as part of the Unified team she won a further four gold medals in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m as well as silver in the 100m and finishing outside the medals in the 300m. In her next two in 1996 and 2000 she was undefeated, winning 7 gold medals in total including defending her 800m and 1500m titles. In 2004 and 2008 she only competed in the 800m and 1500m but was unable to achieve the same glory with just a silver and bronze in 2004 and nothing in 2008 bringing her tally to 13 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.[2][3]

She was elected to the State Duma in 2016. In 2021, Alexander Sidyakin lost his deputy mandate to Batalova.[4]

Legislative activity

From 2016 to 2021, during her term as a deputy of the State Duma of the 7th convocation, she co-authored 152 legislative initiatives and amendments to draft federal laws.[5]

On 14 November 2023, during the plenary session on the draft law “On a Fair Price” No. 374521-8 (concerning the indication of price per 1 kg of goods), she initiated the refusal of the United Russia faction to vote on the issue, shouting “We are not voting” (timestamp 03:02:49 in the session recording[6]) and leaving the hall, as a result of which the bill was not adopted due to lack of a quorum.[7][8]

Sanctions

Batalova was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[9]

She is one of the members of the State Duma the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

Family

Married, has a daughter and two granddaughters.

References

  1. ^ "Энциклопедия: Баталова, Рима Акбердиновна" [Encyclopedia: Batalova, Rima Akberdinovna]. TASS (in Russian). Информационное агентство России ТАСС. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ profile on paralympic.org
  3. ^ profile on paralympic.org under alternative spelling
  4. ^ "В Башкирии гадают, кто займет место Александра Сидякина". ufa.mk.ru (in Russian). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ^ "Объекты законотворчества :: Система обеспечения законодательной деятельности". sozd.duma.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  6. ^ "Пленарное заседание 14.11.2023 (12:00 - 16:00)". Государственная Дума (in Russian). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  7. ^ "«Не голосуем!»: законопроект «о честной цене» воронежского депутата спровоцировал скандал". bloknot-voronezh.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  8. ^ "«Не голосуем»: депутат Госдумы от Башкирии Рима Баталова призвала коллег воздержаться от голосования". УФА1.ру (in Russian). 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  9. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.