OLYMPIANS ARE AMONG US
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23 of our athletes have got the license permits on the four years games. Five athletes have delegated to the World Youth Forum of the Federation of athletics, boxing, rowing and canoeing, weightlifting.
One of the first was an athlete of Surkhandarya region Sitora Khamidov who has completed the coveted standard. She has overcome the marathon in 2 hours 41,4 minutes at the international tournament in April in Warsaw. This result corresponds to the Olympic license. Khmelevskaya Marina Jizzakh stayer has surpassed almost three minutes this achievement, but at “Golden marathon” in Berlin (Germany) on September.
Svetlana Radzivil has reaffirmed her class. She was able to overcome the bar at a height of 1 m 94 cm at the international tournament in Madrid (Spain), thus to reserve a ticket for a trip to Rio.
Suhrob Khodjaev and Babur Shokirjonov have distinguished in throwing sectors. Suhrob threw a hammer at a mark of 78 m 22 cm at the international tournament in Almaty (Kazakhstan) in the summer, and Babur sent the spear on 84 m 24 cm in the fall in Dushanbe (Tajikistan). It was enough to carry the Olympic requirements.
Great expectations experts associate with our boxers Khurshid Tajibayev Bektemir Melikuziev, Fazlitdin Gaipnazarov, Muradzhon Akhmadaliev, Elnur Abduraimov. The combatants are experienced and have been the winners in the international ring.
Alesey Mochalov, Gerasim Kochnev, Vadim Menkov, Serik Mirbekov and Olga Umaralieva have also sufficient competitive practices in rowing and canoeing. They have won gold medals at end of the season at the Asian Championship in Palembang (Indonesia).
As a result of performances at the last two world championships in weightlifting, Uzbekistan’s team was included in the top ten and won the right to declare the five weightlifters to the Olympics. The coaches will decide before the start in Brazil who will come out on the platform.
Rustam Assakalov and Ikhtiyor Navruzov are among those who will represent the republic on Greco-Roman style and freestyle. Ranohon Amanova has fulfilled Olympic qualification in swimming
If you do not take into account the names of weightlifters, coaches of Tashkent and Tashkent region have conducted the most fruitful job, six and five athletes, two Olympians from Jizzakh region, one - from Surkhandarya, Navoi, Namangan, Ferghana and Kashkadarya have delegated to the Rio de Janeiro.
The list of sports delegation could still significantly replenish. For example, swimmers ahead of seven other licensed competitions. Judokas in all weight categories is high world ranking. Hope is associated with football teams, sports and rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and other Olympic sports. It is expected that the 2016 Games will bring together around a hundred Uzbek citizens.