Uzbek World Championship medalists welcomed at Tashkent Airport

Uzbek athletes have returned to Tashkent following successful performances at the World Weightlifting Championships in China and the World Kurash Championships in Kazakhstan.

At Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov, representatives of the Ministries of Defense and Sports, the weightlifting and kurash federations, members of the public, and the athletes’ families and friends welcomed the champions and medalists.

Special recognition was given to Akbar Jurayev, who won three gold medals at the World Championships in China and set new world records. Uzbekistan’s national kurash team also achieved notable success in Astana, winning nine gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze.

Tulqin Ruziyev, UzA