At the 5th Asian Para Games, held from October 18 to 24 this year in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, Shohrukh Mamedov, a second-year master’s student at the Faculty of Taekwondo and Sports Activities of the National University of Uzbekistan, won the gold medal in para judo in the J1 class, competing in the 81 kg weight category.

We sincerely congratulate Shohrukh Mamedov on this achievement and wish him further success and new victories in future competitions!

It is worth noting that Uzbekistan participated in the 5th Asian Para Games with 149 para athletes competing in 11 sports. More than 2,600 athletes from 45 Asian countries took part in the Games, competing for 490 medal events across 18 sports.

The Uzbek delegation concluded the Games with 145 medals: 45 gold, 49 silver and 51 bronze. Uzbekistan finished third in the overall medal standings, behind China and Japan, recording the best result in the history of the country’s para sport.

Notably, with this achievement, Uzbekistan ranked first among the countries of Central Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Islamic countries.