Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s athletes won three gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games. Mahliyo Akramova triumphed in the club throw, Khusniddin Norbekov won the shot put, and Yegor Bolotov claimed gold in swimming. Uzbek athletes also secured two medals in the women’s 100m freestyle.
Mahliyo Akramova won the women’s F32 club throw competition. She recorded a distance of 24.08 metres in the final, taking first place and setting a new Asian Para Games record.
Khusniddin Norbekov claimed gold in the men’s F35 shot put with a throw of 16.04 metres.
Another gold medal for Uzbekistan came from swimmer Yegor Bolotov. He finished first in the men’s S13 100m freestyle final in 52.90 seconds.
Uzbekistan’s female swimmers won two medals in the women’s S13 100m freestyle. Mubinanbonu Khalilova finished second in 1 minute 0.84 seconds to take silver.
Muslima Odilova came third in 1 minute 2.35 seconds, earning bronze. The gold medal went to a Japanese swimmer.
Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.
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