The President sent congratulations to the winners and participants of the V Summer Para Asian Games
Shavkat Mirziyoyev also expressed gratitude to the athletes' parents and coaches.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated the athletes who defended Uzbekistan's honor at the V Summer Para Asian Games held in Japan, along with their coaches and parents. In the President's congratulation, he called the results achieved by the delegation a historic victory in the history of the country's sport.
Uzbek athletes won 45 gold, 49 silver and 51 bronze medals — a total of 145 medals at the competition. As a result, the country's delegation took third place in the overall team standings after China and Japan.
The head of state emphasized that the athletes demonstrated high skill and fortitude at the competition, in which more than 2,600 para athletes from 45 Asian countries participated. He also noted that representatives of Uzbekistan set world, Asian and Para Asian Games records.
The President especially emphasized that exactly half of the gold medals won by the Uzbekistan delegation were earned by female athletes.
The congratulation noted that powerlifter Ro'za Qo'ziyeva set a world record, and para swimmer Yegor Bolotov won four gold and one silver medal in his very first participation in the Para Asian Games. It was also emphasized that 15-year-old para cyclist Boburbek Toshtemirov won Uzbekistan's first gold medal at the Para Asian Games and entered history as the youngest champion of the competition.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev assessed the athletes' successes as the result of their tireless work, strong will and systematic efforts aimed at elevating human dignity in the country. The head of state also expressed gratitude to the athletes' parents and coaches.
According to the President, the results achieved in Japan and the experience gained will create a solid foundation for preparation for the Paralympic Games to be held in Los Angeles in 2028.
