Uzbekistan National Sambo Team Wins Four More Medals at World Championship

Uzbek fencers successfully concluded the Asian Championship for athletes under 23, winning three bronze medals. These competitions were held in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.

Competition Results

In the individual standings, Ulugbek Usmonov won a bronze medal competing in the 'foil' discipline. Additionally, the Uzbekistan national team secured two more awards in the épée team competitions, taking third place on the podium for both the men's and women's teams.

As a result of the week-long continental championship, the Uzbek national team collectively won three bronze medals. It is worth noting that previously, the women's fencing team of Uzbekistan had already won bronze medals in the sabre team competitions at the Asian Championship held in India.

The Uzbekistan team achieved victory by winning two awards at the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Dakar. These medals include a bronze medal in swimming and a silver medal in judo.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The first medal for the Uzbek delegation was won by swimmer Muhammadsmil Rakhmonov. He took third place in the 200-meter breaststroke race, finishing with a time of 2 minutes 15.79 seconds.

The second award was received by judoka Yurabek Eshpulatov. Competing in the under 100 kg category, he lost in the final but managed to win silver.

At the World Championship for athletes under 19, held in Budva, Montenegro, Uzbekistan won eight medals. Among them were four gold, two silver, and two bronze awards. According to the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation, the men's team took first place in the overall standings.

The competition gathered 474 boxers from 69 countries. In the men's division, Uzbek boxers won five awards: three gold, one silver, and one bronze.

The world title in the under 75 kg category was won by Sukhrob Rahmatullaev, Asadbek Sultanbaev in the under 90 kg division, and Islam Salikhov in the over 90 kg category. Their opponents in the finals were Mohammed Saleh Mesbahi from Iran, Vladislav Naumenko from Ukraine, and Vladislav Samojonov from Kazakhstan, respectively.

In the women's tournament, Nazokat Mardonova won gold in the under 51 kg category, defeating Ruby Lopez from the United States in the final. Sardorbek Bahromkhujaev won silver in the under 85 kg category, and Maftuna Yangiyeva won silver in the under 70 kg division. They lost their finals to Kirill Korshakov from Russia and Marley McNelly from the United States, respectively.

Additionally, Zulfikor Adhamjonov won bronze in the under 70 kg category, and Mukhtasar Aliyeva received bronze in the under 48 kg category.