The national team of Uzbekistan announced that Shakhzod Nurmatov and Sobir Safarliyev won the gold medal at the World Rowing Championships held in Amsterdam. Their success is historic as they became the first senior world champions in this country.
The Uzbek athletes won gold in the lightweight LM2x double sculls discipline. This gold medal marks the first victory for representatives of Uzbekistan at the World Rowing Championships for adults.
In this competition, silver medals were won by athletes from Germany, and bronze was received by representatives of the United States.