27.02.2025

On February 27, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the head of International Judo Federation Marius Vizer who is in our country for the prestigious Grand Slam tournament. 

The issues of further expansion of fruitful cooperation with this authoritative sports organization in the field of development of national judo school and popularization of this kind of martial art in our country have been considered.

It should be noted that Uzbekistan actively participates in the activities of the international federation. In 2022, the world championship among adults was successfully held in our country, and last year - the world championship among military personnel. At the summer Olympic Games in Paris, Diyora Keldiyorova won a gold medal in judo for the first time in the history of Uzbekistan.

Head of the federation Marius Vizer highly appreciated the ongoing large-scale reforms on popularization of healthy lifestyle and all-round support to various sports in the country, wide involvement of youth, especially girls, as well as creation of modern and accessible sports infrastructure.

During the meeting, special attention was paid to the expansion of technical and expert assistance of the federation in the training of athletes, coaches and referees, as well as the introduction of an effective mechanism of talent selection.

In addition, it was proposed to hold regular international judo competitions in the regions of our country.

At the end of the meeting, the President of Uzbekistan presented the head of the International Judo Federation Marius Vizer with a high state award – the Order “Dustlik”, for his great personal contribution to the development of the national school of this martial art.