The youth national team of Uzbekistan in judo won first place in the overall team standings at the Asian Youth Championship held in Amman, Jordan.
During the second day of the competition, Uzbek athletes received eight awards, including five gold, two silver, and one bronze medal.
The Asian champions were declared as Bekhzubek Usmonov in the under 73 kg category, Jurabek Eshpulatov in the under 90 kg weight class, Alibek Durdyev in the over 90 kg class, Zuhra Alimova in the under 57 kg category, and Parizoda Yuldosheva in the under 63 kg weight class.
Silver medals were won by Samandar Sunnatov (under 81 kg) and Dinora Samandarova (under 63 kg). The bronze medalist in the under 70 kg weight category was Posshozjon Jumaboeva.
In total, the Uzbekistan team won 20 medals, consisting of 11 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze. This impressive result secured a confident leadership for the national team in the tournament's medal tally. Furthermore, the Asian Youth Championship competitions will begin in Amman from this day, where Uzbek judokas will also compete for awards.
At the award ceremony of the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad, all representatives of the national team received awards. The Ministry of Preschool and School Education reported that four participating students from Uzbekistan won medals.
Raikhona Tuymurodova received a gold medal, while Jasur Mustafoyev, Azizmuhammad Khafizov, and Mirjalol Khomidjonov won silver medals.
According to the President's decision dated September 30, 2024, the following cash reward amounts are established for winners of prestigious international olympiads:
For a gold medal, the student is entitled to 1.3 billion 30 million sums, and the teacher who prepared them receives 185.4 million sums. For a silver medal, the student is allocated 618 million sums, and the teacher receives 103 million sums. For a bronze medal, the student is provided with 412 million sums, and the teacher receives 61.8 million sums.
In addition, teachers who prepared the Olympians advance their qualification category by one step.
Cooperation between Uzbekistan and Japan in the field of judo development, training qualified athletes, and improving coach qualifications is constantly strengthening year by year.
According to the results of negotiations held recently in Tokyo, representatives of the Uzbekistan Judo Federation met with the management of Kokushikan University of Japan. Based on the agreements reached, a system of youth classes will be launched in Uzbekistan under the guidance of Japanese coaches.
Participants in the meeting included Bakhtiyor Yuldashev, a specialist from the Uzbekistan Judo Federation; To'lqin Valiev, head of the Surkhandarya Region Judo Federation; judo coaches from Kokushikan University, Professor Hitoshi Furuta, senior lecturer of the Faculty of Physical Culture Yasutaka Narita, and Riko Mukai, a representative from the university's international relations department. During this meeting, a number of agreements were reached aimed at expanding the partnership, organizing joint educational events, exchanging experience between coaches and athletes, and attracting Japanese specialists to work in Uzbekistan.
