Uzbekistan Wins 13 Medals at Aktau Asian Open 2026

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s national judo team won five gold medals at the Aktau Asian Open 2026 in Aktau, Kazakhstan, finishing second in the overall team standings.

The gold medallists were Fotimakhon Tursunboyeva, Diyora Keldiyorova, Nizomiddinkhuja Toshpulatov, Mirjalol Normuminov and Muhammadali Tangriyev.

On the first day of competition, Uzbek athletes won three events. In the women’s under-48 kg category, Fotimakhon Tursunboyeva took gold, while Kazakhstan’s Symbat Tagay finished second. Another Uzbek judoka, Khalimajon Kurbonova, claimed bronze in the same weight class.

Diyora Keldiyorova won the women’s under-52 kg category, with Azerbaijan’s Farida Mirzayeva taking silver. Umida Jumaniyazova finished fifth in this division.

In the men’s under-73 kg category, Nizomiddinkhuja Toshpulatov secured gold. Azerbaijan’s Kamran Suleymanov took silver.

In the women’s under-57 kg category, Mukhayyo Akhmatova won bronze, while Nilufar Yermaganbetova finished fifth. Sarvinoz Khusanova claimed bronze in the under-63 kg division, with Gulasal Oblakulova placing seventh.

On the second day, Uzbekistan added two more gold medals. Mirjalol Normuminov won the men’s under-100 kg category, while Russia’s Mukhamed-Ali Mataev took silver. Muhammadali Tangriyev triumphed in the men’s over-100 kg category, with Kazakhstan’s Meirzhan Abdimaliykov finishing second.

Uzbekistan’s strongest collective performance came in the men’s under-90 kg category, where the team won three medals. Ramazon Allaberdiev claimed silver, losing only to Kazakhstan’s Yermakhan Anuarbekov. Azizbek Avazmuradov and Sultonbek Abdushukurov both won bronze.

Shinar Ibrayeva secured another silver medal in the women’s under-78 kg category, where Belarus’s Darya Kantsavaya took gold. Sevinch Makhmudjonova finished seventh in the same division.

In the women’s under-70 kg category, Farangiz Khodjiyeva won bronze, while Gulina Oblokulova placed fifth. Zulfiddin Usmonov finished seventh in the men’s under-81 kg category.

Kazakhstan topped the medal table with seven gold, six silver and 13 bronze medals.

Azerbaijan finished third with one gold, five silver and eight bronze medals. Belarus won one gold and one bronze, while Russia secured one silver medal.