The National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan announced that Uzbekistan has won its first medal at the Asian Games in Aiti-Nago 2026.
The medal was won by Khumoyunmirzo Khalimov, who became the silver medalist in the karate competition in the under 55 kg weight category.
In the final match, Khalimov lost to Jolomana Bigabil from Kazakhstan, winning the silver award.
The Asian Games in Aiti-Nago 2026 will take place from September 19 to October 4.
The Uzbekistan national team won 19 medals at the VI World Nomadic Games held in Kyrgyzstan. Thanks to this result, the team secured fifth place in the overall medal standings.
Uzbek athletes received four gold, four silver, and eleven bronze awards. The competitions started on August 31 and concluded on September 6. Approximately 3 thousand athletes from 113 different countries participated, competing in 43 different disciplines.
In the final count, Uzbekistan was directly behind Mongolia, which earned 21 medals, including five gold, three silver, and thirteen bronze. Furthermore, in terms of gold medals, the Uzbek team lagged behind only four other nations.
Kazakhstan won the Games, with its athletes securing 74 awards: 32 gold, 20 silver, and 22 bronze. Kyrgyzstan came in second place, collecting 84 medals, although only 30 of them were gold. Russia took third place, showing 36 awards, including seven gold ones.
It is important to note that the ranking in the final table was based on the number of gold medals, not on the total number of awards received.
Additionally, it is reported that the Afghanistan national team previously withdrew from the kokpar tournament. This decision was made by the team after losing to Uzbekistan with a score of 1:4; the reason for withdrawal was problems with horses.
