Over 1,000 taekwondo athletes from Russia, Finland, Bahrain, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan competed for the victory in the first International Taekwondo Championships at Samarkand Ice Palace.

On the last day of the tournament, the junior and adult championships took place. Murod Nafasov, Dilmurod Marufjonov, Mikhail Li, Mirdiyor Mirayimov, Shokhjakhon Akhmedov, Valeriya Hegay, Rabboniya Ruslanova, and Shabbona Abduvaliyeva became the best in the junior championships.

Among adults, Jakhongir Khudoyberdiyev, Javlon Hakimov, Shokhjakhon Karimboyev, Timur Nagimov, Gulshanoy Ismoilova, Munira Salayeva, Afruza Sattarova, and Saodatbekim Aliyeva worthily defended Uzbekistan’s honor.

Javokhir Tashkhojayev, UzA