Olympic champions presented awards (photos)

Uzbekistan won 2 medals in Taekwondo for the first time at the Olympic Games. Our national team recorded the best result in its history and took the 3rd place in the overall team standings. Ulugbek Rashitov became the two-time Olympic champion in taekwondo in the youngest category in the annals of the Olympic movement.

Uzbekistan received the most medals in judo in its history at the Olympics. After a 12-year hiatus in freestyle wrestling, a gold medal was won again.

The national boxing team broke the record of the Olympic Games in the history of the country in terms of the number of gold medals and took the 1st place overall. Boxers from Uzbekistan won five of the seven gold medals among men.

In general, in the heart of Europe, Uzbekistan’s national anthem was played 8 times and the flag of the country was raised 13 times in honor of the athletes.

The President emphasized that these high results made our nation very proud and applauded the athletes:

- These days, our entire nation is living with the spirit and joy of the Independence Day. Bright victories achieved by you were a worthy gift for our greatest and most precious holiday. Your heroism has given strength to our youth, sports-loving children in remote areas. You made our nation proud and united even more. Honor to you, thank you!

The head of state thanked the athletes, their teachers and coaches, members of the sports delegation. He wished strength and luck to our brave athletes participating in the Paralympic Games these days.

At the meeting, special attention was paid to the issues of preparation for the Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles in 2028.

Federations for water sports, athletics, cycling, shooting and archery, and gymnastics indicated that there were conditions and talented athletes, but few results. Team sports such as field hockey, basketball, handball, rugby, water polo are not developed enough. There are many untapped opportunities in sports such as Greco-Roman wrestling, equestrian sports, modern pentathlon, triathlon, fencing, rowing, and cycling.

It was noted that these sports federations should make appropriate conclusions and make great preparations before the next Olympics.

As mentioned, major programs for the training of athletes will be adopted in the next four years. Qualified foreign specialists in sports medicine, pharmacology, dietology, psychology and engineering will be involved in each direction.

In this regard, a separate system for conducting competitions and trainings based on advanced foreign experiences will be created in the Olympic town. Specialized sports institutions, such as Bakhodir Jalolov, Oksana Chusovitina schools, will be organized in each region, for each sport.

In addition, a special program will be introduced to discover new talents in localities, especially in neighborhoods, and to prepare them for international competitions based on targeted selection.

Local and foreign coaches will be attached to 15 Olympic and Paralympic training centers with the necessary sports infrastructure, 6 Republican schools of higher sports skills, and 56 specialized sports schools.

The head of state emphasized that the development of mass sports should be an integral part of the national Olympic movement. The government was tasked with developing proposals in this regard.

According to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan on August 23 of this year, a group of athletes and coaches who achieved high results at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games held in Paris were awarded honorary titles and orders.

These high awards were solemnly presented at the event.

Athletes and coaches, parents delivered speeches and thanked the head of our country for the high respect and attention.