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Uzbekistan athletes returned with best results from Asian Games
2018-08-29 | Sport
XVIII Asian Games in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang continue.
Athletes, defending the honor of Uzbekistan in gymnastics, slalom-rowing, wushu, swimming, taekwondo (WTF) championships, returned to the country with best results.
Representatives of state and public organizations, parents, sports fans welcomed athletes at Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov.
In taekwondo (WTF) championships among athletes in the weight category up to 80 kilograms, Nikita Raflovich overcame all his rivals and became Asian Games winner.
Dmitriy Shokin and Madinabonu Mannopova became silver medalists in this sport, Nigora Tursunkulova and Svetlana Osipova were awarded with bronze medals.
Darya Latisheva won the silver medal in wushu competitions. Another athlete from Uzbekistan Oksana Chusovitina won the next silver in basic jump competitions.
Javokhir Tashkhodjayev, UzA
