Bashaksehir defeated Samsunspor 5-2 with Uzbek players participating

Uzbek grandmaster Javhohir Sindarov won the international tournament Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, which was held in St. Louis, United States of America. He scored 20.5 points.

The second place was finished by Indian grandmaster Ramesh Babu Pragnananda, scoring 19 points. Third place was taken by American player Fabiano Caruana with 16.5 points, and fourth place was awarded to Hikaru Nakamura, who scored 12 points.

During the three-day competition, Sindarov faced several leading world grandmasters and surpassed his closest rival, Pragnananda, by 1.5 points.

The total prize fund of the tournament amounted to 425,000 US dollars. Sindarov received 125,000 US dollars for first place. In addition, participants were eligible for extra cash bonuses for winning individual games, and the champion received a separate jackpot.

The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown tournament was the last competition for Sindarov before the match against the reigning world champion Gukesh Dhummaraju.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Uzbekistan athletes who secured third place at the Paralympic Games. According to data, Uzbekistan won 45 gold, 49 silver, and 51 bronze medals.

The President noted the historic result of the national team of Uzbekistan at the V Summer Paralympic Games held in Japan. This was reported by the president's press service.

Uzbekistan's athletes collectively received 145 medals, allowing the country to take third place among 45 nations. The national team was only surpassed by China and Japan.

In his congratulation, the head of state particularly emphasized that Uzbek para-athletes outperformed countries such as India, South Korea, Iran, Thailand, and Indonesia.

More than 2600 para-athletes from 45 Asian countries participated in the competitions. Uzbekistan's athletes also set several records. Powerlifter Ruza Qoziyeva set a world record, and eight other athletes broke Asian records in various disciplines. Additionally, 16 representatives of Uzbekistan updated Paralympic records in para-cycling, powerlifting, and para-athletics.

Egor Bolotov, participating in the Paralympic Games for the first time, won four gold and one silver medal in swimming. 15-year-old Boburbek Toshtemirov became the first in Uzbekistan's history to win a gold medal in track para-cycling competitions and entered history as the youngest champion.

The President also pointed out that nearly half of the gold medals won by Uzbekistan went to women. Mirziyoyev expressed confidence that these achievements create a solid foundation for preparing for the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028. The head of state also thanked the parents and coaches of the athletes.

An international scientific and practical forum was organized at the Institute of Uzbek Language, Literature, and Folklore. The theme of the forum was dedicated to 'Prospects for increasing the role and prestige of the Uzbek language on a global scale.'