导语：Thanks to the attention of the Head of State, special emphasis is placed on the development of sport in our country. As a result, Uzbekistan has become one of the leading sports nations in the region, whose victories in the most important competitions have become legitimate. You can see this if you
Thanks to the attention of the Head of State, special emphasis is placed on the development of sport in our country. As a result, Uzbekistan has become one of the leading sports nations in the region, whose victories in the most important competitions have become legitimate. You can see this if you look back over the past year.
The most important sporting event in 2023 was the 19th Asian Games, held at the end of September and beginning of October in Hangzhou, China.
Uzbekistan finished fifth in the medals table (out of 45 participating countries). A total of 71 medals - 22 gold, 18 silver and 31 bronze. Historic success, record high!
On the first day, our judoka Diyora Keldiyorova, competing in the 52kg weight category, defeated the last representative from the United Arab Emirates to become the Asian Games champion. Diyora is the first Uzbek athlete to win a gold medal in women's judo.
Zaynab Daibekova, Gulistan Perdibayeva, Paola Pliego and Fernanda Herrera wrote their names in the history of New Uzbekistan. First gold medal at the Asian Fencing Games.
Despite her young age, 17-year-old Sharifa Davronova has already won numerous prestigious tournaments. She is the youth world champion and winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games. However, the title of Asian triple jump champion has a special meaning for her - with Paris 2024 on the horizon.
Few people can withstand the powerful punches of our boxer Bakhodir Jalolov, and his fights are a pleasure to watch. Nevertheless, they are fleeting. In the final of the heavyweight category, our compatriot prevailed and became the winner of the Games.
Paris 2024 rhythmic gymnastics licensee Takhmina Ikromova demonstrated that she has no equal on the continent. The Uzbek grace rose to the top of the podium in both the team and individual programmes, becoming the first Uzbek gymnast to win two top-level awards at the Asian Games.
In May, Tashkent hosted the men's world boxing championship. The tournament turned into a real confrontation between athletes from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In the team competition, however, our boys won a convincing victory with nine medals - five gold, two silver and two bronze. The champions were Hasanboy Dusmatov (+51kg), Abdumalik Khalokov (+57kg), Ruslan Abdullayev (+63.5kg), Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (+67kg) and Bakhodir Jalolov (+92kg).
In the same month, the World Judo Championships were held in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Fifteen sets of prizes were awarded. The tournament was attended by 657 athletes from 99 countries. Contrary to expectations, Uzbekistan did not win any gold medals, but only two silver and two bronze.
The World Weightlifting Championships were held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) in September. In the -109kg category, our compatriots Akbar Jurayev and Ruslan Nurudinov were unrivalled. A. Jurayev won two gold and one silver medal. R. Nurudinov won a gold medal in clean and jerk and a silver medal in the sum of two exercises.
The success of our chess players and their high ratings are no longer a surprise to anyone. Nodirbek Abdusattorov became the world champion in rapid chess in 2021, the Olympic chess champion in 2022, and came second in the team world championship. And the girls from Uzbekistan have remained in the shadow of the strong sex. But Afruza Hamdamova recently became world champion among 14-year-old chess players, winning ten out of ten games - a stunning result. Umida Omonova recently became the Asian champion in lightning among girls under 18.
Our athletes in cycling, which is included in the Olympic programme, won 83 medals in 76 international competitions in 2023. Talented cyclists Olga Zabelinskaya, Yanina Kuskova, Sevinch Yuldasheva, Margarita Misyurina, Bekzodbek Rakhimboev, Daniil Evdokimov and others defended the country's honour at prestigious events.
Three athletes from the Republic's women's team and one cyclist from the men's team won tickets to the next Olympic Games. This is a historic achievement, as it is the first time that Uzbek cyclists have won four tickets to the Olympic Games.
It is not possible to list all the sports victories of 2023, there are many - young footballers under the leadership of Timur Kapadze are aiming to qualify for Paris 2024, judo players are regularly winning Grand Slam tournaments, boxers are winning almost all major competitions, there have been many brilliant victories by fencers, show jumpers, shooters.
There is no doubt that a good foundation has been laid in this area and a good start has been made before the main start of the four-year Olympic Games, which can only influence the successful results in Paris.