20 medals in three days. Uzbekistan maintained fourth place at the Asian Games

20 medals in three days. Uzbekistan maintained fourth place at the Asiad

From September 30 to October 2, the Uzbekistan national team won 20 medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games — 6 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze.

The national team retained fourth place, trailing only China, Japan, and South Korea in the number of gold medals.

On September 30, Uzbekistani athletes won nine medals — two gold, two silver, and five bronze. The bulk of the medals on this day came from judo and Greco-Roman wrestling. Another three bronzes were brought by boxers who lost their semifinal bouts.

The first gold was won by judoka Sita Kadamboeva, competing in the under 52 kg category. In the final, she defeated a representative of South Korea and became the Asian Games champion.

In the under 60 kg weight class, Samariddin Kuchkarov won the third-place bout against Tajikistan's Loik Kudbidinov to take the bronze.

Another Uzbekistani judoka, Abdurakhim Nutfullaev, reached the final in the under 66 kg category and finished the tournament with a silver medal.

The second gold of the day was brought by Greco-Roman wrestler Aitzhan Khalmakhanov. In the under 67 kg final, he defeated Japan's Kyotaro Sogabe (

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For the 20-year-old Khalmakhanov, this is another major title following his victory at the 2025 World Championships. Back then, he competed in the under 63 kg weight category and brought Uzbekistan its first Greco-Roman wrestling World Championship gold in 24 years.

The silver in the heaviest Greco-Roman wrestling category — under 130 kg — was won by Rafael Tsitsuashvili, while Zhalgasbay Berdimuratov became a bronze medalist in the under 87 kg weight class.

Three more bronze medals came from boxing. Feruza Kazakova in the under 51 kg category, Sitora Turdibekova in the under 60 kg category, and Shavkatjon Boltaev in the under 70 kg category reached the semifinals.

Their award ceremony was scheduled for October 2, when the final bouts of the boxing tournament took place.

The next competition day brought Uzbekistan two medals, both silver. They were won by representatives of judo and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Judoka Shakhram Akhadov reached the final in the under 73 kg weight category. In the decisive bout, he lost to Kazbek Naguchev, representing the UAE, and became a silver medalist.

In Greco-Roman wrestling, Alisher Ganiev took second place. He competed in the under 60 kg category and lost to a representative of Kyrgyzstan in the final.

On October 2, Uzbekistan won nine more medals — four gold, two silver, and three bronze. The medals were brought by boxing, judo, taekwondo, tennis, and track cycling. Two golds were won in boxing at once.

Turabek Khabibullaev became the first champion of the day. In the under 90 kg final, he faced China's Han Xuezhen (

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Another gold was brought by Paris 2024 Olympic champion Abdumalik Khalokov. In the under 60 kg final, he defeated South Korea's Donghwan Kang and became the Asian Games champion for the second consecutive time. At the previous Games in Hangzhou, Khalokov won in the under 57 kg category.

In the over 90 kg category, Jakhongir Zokirov faced the 2025 world champion Aibek Oralbay from Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstani won by unanimous decision — 5:0, and Zokirov received the silver.

In total, Uzbekistani boxers finished the current Asiad with seven medals. In addition to the golds of Khalokov and Khabibullaev and the silver of Zokirov, Fazliddin Erkinboev, Shavkatjon Boltaev, Feruza Kazakova, and Sitora Turdibekova became bronze medalists.

Another gold medal on October 2 was won by judoka Muzaffarbek Turaboev. In the over 100 kg final, he defeated a representative of Japan and became the Asian Games champion for the second time.

At the previous Games in Hangzhou, Turaboev also stood on the top step of the podium, but back then he competed in the under 100 kg category.

Another medal in judo was claimed by Ernazar Sarsenbaev. In the under 100 kg category, he defeated a representative of China in the third-place bout to become a bronze medalist.

Uzbekistan secured two more podium finishes on October 2 in WT taekwondo.

Ozoda Sobirjonova reached the final of the women's under 67 kg category, where she lost to a representative of Iran, becoming a silver medalist of the Asiad.

In the men's under 80 kg category, Jasurbek Jaysonov defeated an athlete from Chinese Taipei in the final. His medal became Uzbekistan's 20th gold at the current Games.

At the previous Asiad, Jaysonov won bronze.

Khumoyun Sultanov brought home a bronze in tennis. He reached the semifinals of the singles tournament, where he lost to a representative of Hong Kong, finishing the competition in third place.

For Sultanov, this is the second consecutive Asian Games bronze in singles. At the Games in Hangzhou, he also reached the semifinals, where he lost to the future champion, China's Zhang Zhizhen.

Another bronze medal on October 2 was brought by Sergey Rostovtsev and Nikita Tsvetkov in cycling.

In the men's track madison, the Uzbekistani pair scored 45 points and took third place.

This award became a medal for Uzbekistan in yet another discipline of the current Games.

Following the results of October 2, the Uzbekistan national team officially had 65 medals — 20 gold, 23 silver, and 22 bronze. The team maintained the fourth position in the medal standings.

India and Kazakhstan had more medals in absolute terms — 76 and 77 respectively, compared to Uzbekistan's 65, but were lower in the table due to a smaller number of gold medals.

The Asian Games continue until October 4. For October 3, Uzbekistan, in particular, had a match scheduled for the men's football national team against China for the bronze medals.