Sport in Uzbekistan

Sport in Uzbekistan

Over the centuries, Uzbekistan has had a tradition of fostering equestrians and wrestlers ("palvans"). Some of the sports that originate in this country are the kurash, a type of upright wrestling, along with belbogli kurash, turon, and boyqurgan. Other popular sports in Uzbekistan are football (soccer), boxing and sport wrestling.

Since its independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has taken part in the Olympic Games with increasing success. Uzbekistan has participated three times in the Summer Olympics, and collected a gold and five bronze medals in boxing, two gold and two silver in wrestling and a silver medal in judo. Their only medal in the Winter Olympics so far came in freestyle skiing in Lillehammer 1994 when Lina Cheryazova won a gold medal in aerials.

External links

* [http://www.madaniyat.sport.uz/en/index.htm Ministry of Cultural and Sports Affairs of Uzbekistan]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/country/countrypage.htm?cty=UZB Uzbek Olympic medal winners]
* [http://www.uzbekworld.com/sport/ UzbekWorld.com - Sport]


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