On the first day of the Para Asian Games, representatives of Uzbekistan won 23 medals
On October 19, the V Para Asian Games kicked off in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. On the first day of the competition, representatives of the Uzbekistan delegation won a total of 23 medals — 6 gold, 10 silver, and 7 bronze — and set new records.
Uzbekistan representatives won 23 medals on the first day of the Para Asian Games
On the very first day of the V Para Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, which kicked off in Japan, Uzbek para-athletes accumulated 6 gold, 10 silver, and 7 bronze medals, totaling 23 medals. In terms of the medal count, the delegation ranks 3rd behind China and the host country Japan.
The first gold medal for the delegation was brought by para-cyclist Bobur Toshtemirov. He set a Para Asian Games record in the men's 3 km individual pursuit final with a time of 3:41.263. This became the first gold medal in para-cycling history for Uzbekistan.
In para-athletics competitions, three Uzbeks climbed to the highest step of the podium. Khusniddin Norbekov (F35 class) took the gold medal in the shot put with a result of 16.04 meters. In the F37 category of the same discipline, Kudratillo Marufkhodjaev won the gold medal with a result of 16.66 meters, breaking the Para Asian Games record. Furthermore, in the women's F32 class club throw final, Makhliyo Akramova set a competition record with an indicator of 24.08 meters and became the champion.
In para-swimming, in the S5 class 50-meter freestyle event, Lolakhon Kodirova won the gold medal by breaking the Asian record with a time of 37.88 seconds. In the men's S13 class 100-meter freestyle, Yegor Bolotov added another gold medal to the national team's tally with a result of 52.90 seconds.
On the first day of the competition, 10 Uzbek athletes became silver medalists. In para-swimming, Mubinabonu Khalilova (S13 class, 100 m, freestyle), Dmitriy Khorlin (S12, 100 m, freestyle), Dias Mirmanov (SM9, 200 m, individual medley), and Azizbek Boynazarov (S8, 100 m, butterfly) reached the finish line second.
Para-judokas Uljon Amrieva (J1, -60 kg) and Kemran Nurillaev (J2, -70 kg) reached the finals in their weight categories and claimed silver medals. Para-taekwondo athletes Fayozbek Valijonov (K44, -58 kg) and Umida Mamarajabova (-52 kg) also lost in the finals and took second place.
Additionally, in para-athletics, Omadbek Khasanov (T47) in the men's long jump with a result of 6.99 meters, and Tulibboy Yuldoshev (F37) in the shot put with a result of 15.79 meters, added silver medals to the delegation's tally.
Seven of our athletes won bronze medals in the competition. In women's para-judo, Bonu Babayeva (J1, -52 kg) defeated her Indonesian opponent, and Fotima Toirova (J1, -60 kg) defeated a Kazakhstani athlete, earning bronze medals. In the Uzbek derby for the men's bronze, Ibrohimjon Akbarov (J1, -70 kg) defeated his compatriot Qosim Safarkulov to take third place.
Para-taekwondo athlete Qizlarkhon Isomiddinova (-47 kg) defeated her Japanese opponent with a score of 2:0 and won the bronze medal. In para-swimming, Muslima Odilova (S13, 100 m, freestyle) reached the finish line third and became a medalist of the competition.
Zohira Kozoqova, who participated in the women's F37/38 class discus throw final, took third place with a result of 27.84 meters, adding another bronze medal to the account of the Uzbekistan delegation.
In the bout for the bronze medal in the women's K44 class -52 kg weight category in para-taekwondo, Uzbekistan representative Karomatoy Rustamova defeated Indonesia's Ria Yulianti with a score of 2:0, adding another bronze medal to the delegation's tally.