13.08.2021

On August 13, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with athletes and coaches, who have participated in the XXXII Summer Olympic Games.

The leaders of the National Olympic Committee and sports federations, athletes’ parents, the representatives of government and public organizations have also attended at the event.

President has congratulated everyone on the great success of the national team of Uzbekistan.

As it is well-known, the recent Olympic Games were held from July 23 to August 8 in the city of Tokyo, Japan. 71 representatives of our country took part in competitions in 17 kinds of sports, which is the highest level in the history of national sports.

All the necessary conditions were created for athletes and coaches both before and during the competition. They won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals, ranking 32nd among over 200 countries, second among the Commonwealth of Independent States and the first in Central Asia. Our athletes have also broken three Olympic records.

A 19-year-old taekwondo practitioner Ulugbek Rashidov won the first gold medal for our team and became the youngest Olympic champion in our country.

The weightlifter Akbar Juraev set an Olympic record, lifting a total of 430 kilograms, and won the second gold medal.

The talented boxer Bakhodir Jalolov accomplished his promise to the President and won the Olympic Games in the heavyweight category.

Promising representatives of the national martial arts school - judoka Davlat Bobonov and freestyle wrestler Bekhzod Abdurakhmanov won bronze medals.

The President thanked the parents and coaches of these athletes.

- Only such a generation feels equal to such great accomplishments. The power and energy of our great ancestors such as Jaloliddin Manguberdi, Amir Temur, Pakhlavon Mahmud, Zakhiriddin Babur flows in their veins. This generation in all respects is worthy of these great names, - said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The progressive development of women’s sports in our country was noted with satisfaction. This is proved by the participation of 28 of our athletes in the Tokyo Olympics, which became a record in the history of independent Uzbekistan.

The President has especially noted the merits of our world famous gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, who performed eight times in a row at the Olympic Games in artistic gymnastics. This result, unique for world sports, is included in the Guinness Book of Records. Therefore, her participation is recognized as one of the important events of the Tokyo Olympics.

- We are rightfully proud of such legendary athletes. Her courage and will to win serve as a peculiar pattern of high achievements and glory for young athletes, -the President said.

For the love and devotion to the Motherland, dedication in sports, inflexible will and endurance, Oksana Chusovitina was awarded the title «Honored Coach of the Republic of Uzbekistan».

The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to create a sports school of Oksana Chusovitina and Bakhodir Jalolov.

Our President also mentioned 18-year-old Zainab Dayibekova, the first participant in Olympic saber fencing in the history of our country, as well as 19-year-old Kumushhon Fayzullaeva, the youngest participant in weightlifting competitions.

- As you can see, courageous athletes of Uzbekistan boldly enter the international arena. We all sincerely admire them. At the same time, I want to tell our boys: if you don’t work hard, the girls will soon hop you, - said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

As it is well-known, there is a reward of $200 thousand for the winners, $100 thousand for the silver and $50 thousand for the bronze medalists of the Olympic Games in our country.

The President emphasized the prominent role of coaches in training sportsmen for the contests held in intense competition. In this regard, the coaches of the Olympic champions will get $40 thousand as a reward, and the coaches of the bronze medalists - $20 thousand each.

Winning the promotion to the Olympics and participating in it is also a success, which requires an athlete to go through many years of difficult training process, devote himself/herself to this matter. In this regard, a decision was made to award the athletes participating in the Olympics with a cash prize of $5 thousand.

The event also identified the tasks of preparing for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

It was instructed to audit each part in the sports sector and take measures accordingly to further improve the management system of physical culture, sports institutions and federations with the involvement of an international sports management company.

The importance of winning Olympic licenses in team sports, not only in martial art, was pointed out.

Particular attention is paid to improving the quality of sports education, the introduction of modern methods and practices, the selection and training of talented sportsmen.

-We should invite leading specialists and obtain methods of training athletes rather than attract mercenaries from abroad, - the President said.

It was instructed to completely revise the quotas for admission to Olympic reserve colleges and improve their educational activities.

There are 329 sports schools in the country. More than 13 thousand coaches work there, more than 328 thousand young people are engaged in more than 30 kinds of sports. However, not all of these schools are effective. Some of them have not raised a single champion of the country.

In this regard, it is necessary to introduce a public contract system for each sports school, paying special attention to the training of boys and girls with categories and titles.

The low level of national championships and the lack of competitiveness were noted. Teams from the regions are rarely involved in the competition in team sports. Federations are satisfied with holding championships among only 4-5 teams.

In this regard, the President has instructed to improve the structure of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the system of organizing competitions in team sports.

The importance of improving the physical, medical, psychological training and pharmacological support of athletes, as well as the use of scientific approaches and traditional medicine along with advanced foreign experience, was emphasized. The task was set to equip the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Sports Medicine with modern facilities, to create departments of sports psychology and dietology.

The measures to stimulate the winners and prize-winners of the youth world championships, as well as their coaches were determined at the meeting.

The need was emphasized to fully digitalize the system for selecting young talents and holding championships, develop a sports platform for the Olympic reserve.

In accordance with the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 12, a group of athletes and coaches who achieved high results at the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo were awarded the honorary titles, medals and orders.

A solemn presentation of these high awards took place at the ceremony.

The athletes, coaches and the parents thanked the President for the high trust and consideration.