The Uzbekistan youth team demonstrated a successful start to its participation in the Asian Judo Championship, which is being held in Jordan. After just the first day of competition, Uzbek athletes won three gold, one silver, and four bronze medals, leading the team to take the overall medal lead.
At the Asian Championship, champions were Muhammadjon Masharipov in the under 60 kg division, Inoyat Telmanov in the under 73 kg category, and Raihona Mamatova in the under 57 kg weight class.
Zarina Jamalova received the silver medal in the under 48 kg category. Among the bronze medalists were Dilshod Karimov (under 60 kg), Mukhriddin Marufov (under 73 kg), Sabina Azamatova (under 52 kg), and Mohinur Allaberganova (under 57 kg). Thus, following the first part of the tournament, the Uzbekistan team maintains the first position in the medal standings among youth teams.
At the Asian Aquatics Championships held in Bangkok, athletes from Uzbekistan achieved significant success on the first day of the finals. Muhammad Ismail Rakhmonov brought the first gold medal to the Uzbekistan team, and Parizod Abdukarimova won a bronze medal.
Uzbek swimmer Muhammad Ismail Rakhmonov won the final race in the 200-meter breaststroke event. He finished the race with a time of 2 minutes 16.17 seconds, ahead of Ray Juan from Chinese Taipei, whose result was 2 minutes 17.08 seconds, and Wu Yuilun from Hong Kong, who finished in 2 minutes 18.01 seconds. This gold medal became the first top-tier award for the Uzbekistan delegation at this continental championship.
In the women's competition, Parizod Abdukarimova won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke event. Her result was 1 minute 04.71 seconds. The winner of this race was Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Tien, representing Vietnam, with a time of 1 minute 03.84 seconds. Second place was taken by Kanittha Tungnapakorn from Thailand, who finished in 1 minute 04.14 seconds.
According to the press service of the National Olympic Committee, Uzbekistan won first place in the overall medal count at the Asian Junior Judo Championship held in Jordan.
During the second day of the competition, Uzbek judokas managed to win five gold, two silver, and one bronze medal.
At the end of the championship, the junior national team of Uzbekistan received a total of 20 awards: 11 gold, four silver, and five bronze. This result secured the team first place in the final medal table.
The youth competitions will begin today in Amman.
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.
