Uzbekistan Para Athletes Win 15 More Medals in Japan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s athletes won another 15 medals in the afternoon of 22 October at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan, including four gold, four silver and seven bronze medals. Two victories were accompanied by records, according to the National Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan.

In the women’s F40 discus throw, Madina Mukhtorova recorded a distance of 25.59 metres to win gold and set an Asian Para Games record. She had previously won gold in the shot put at the Games. Farogat Muhammadkulova finished third with a throw of 21.25 metres, while an athlete from the United Arab Emirates took silver.

Uzbekistan’s athletes claimed the top two places in the women’s F41 discus throw. Navruza Akhmadova won gold with a throw of 30.11 metres, setting an Asian record, while Kubaro Khakimova took silver with 25.05 metres. A Chinese athlete won bronze.

Para swimming brought Uzbekistan two gold medals. In the men’s S13 50-metre freestyle, Yegor Bolotov finished first in 24.39 seconds. In the women’s event, Mubinabonu Khalilova won gold in 28.04 seconds, while Muslima Odilova took bronze in 28.66 seconds. A Japanese swimmer finished second. Azizbek Boynazarov won silver in the men’s S8 100-metre backstroke with a time of 1:07.93.

Uzbek athletes won two medals in the men’s T36 long jump. Doston Kakhkhorov took silver with a leap of 5.44 metres, while Izzat Turgunov claimed bronze with 5.42 metres. Muhammad Rikhsimov added a bronze medal in the F42/63 shot put with a throw of 13.77 metres.

Uzbekistan secured two more bronze medals in the 400 metres. Marufjon Murodulloev finished third in the T47 class in 50.03 seconds. Urganchbek Egamnazarov, running with guide runner Sardor Bakhtiyorov, also took bronze in the T11 class with a time of 52.99 seconds.

Para powerlifting added two medals to Uzbekistan’s tally. Orzigul Urolova won silver in the women’s 86kg category with a lift of 136kg. Ilkhom Khalimov claimed bronze in the men’s over-107kg category after lifting 223kg.