Volleyball Championships for the prize of Olympic champion Larisa Pavlova among girls under the age of 19 kicked off in Namangan on October 27.

The event is organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan national teams are fighting for victory in this championship. The Central Asian Championship will last until October 31.

The first match took place between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan national teams. Young volleyball players from Kazakhstan became the main contenders for the victory, who defeated their rivals with a score of 3:0.  

In the second match, Uzbekistan’s players competed with their peers from Kyrgyzstan. They became the winners with a score of 25:22 and 25:12, 25:13 in both matches.

O. Eshmamatov, UzA