A female taekwondo fighter from Uzbekistan becomes the leader in the world rankings for the first time

After the Asian Championship hosted by the Republic of Korea, the updated ranking of taekwondo players was announced.  It is important that Charos Kayumova became the leader at the women's table for the first time.  In the history of Uzbekistan, no female taekwondo player has recorded such a high result.

Also, other Uzbek athletes who successfully participated in the championship of the continent strengthened their positions in the ranking.  In total, 6 Uzbek taekwondo players can be seen in the top ten.

Get to know the best Uzbek taekwondo players in the rating:

-63 kg:
1. Juan Cala (Spain) – 140.74 points;
13. Niyoz Polatov (Uzbekistan) - 64.90.

-68 kg:
1. Bradley Sinden (Great Britain) – 293.44;
2. Ulugbek Rashitov (Uzbekistan) - 262.31.

-74 kg:
1. Daniel Quesada (Spain) – 132.58;
10. Jasurbek Jaysunov (Uzbekistan) - 80.40.

-80 kg:
1. Maxim Khramsov (Russia) – 304.34;
9. Shukhrat Salayev (Uzbekistan) - 141.13.

-87 kg:
1. Miguel Soares (Brazil) – 190.64;
13. Nikita Rafalovich (Uzbekistan) - 61.60.

+87 kg:
1. Vladislav Larin (Russia) – 259.96;
25. Shahrukh Rajabov (Uzbekistan) - 56.87.

Women:

-53 kg:
1. Charos Kayumova (Uzbekistan) - 126.84;
2. Tatyana Minina (Russia) – 116.70.

-62 kg:
1. Caroline Santos (Brazil) – 202.24;
4. Feruza Sadikova (Uzbekistan) - 111.71.

+73 kg:
1. Bianca Walkden (Great Britain) – 352.07;
7. Svetlana Osipova (Uzbekistan) - 156.07.

Earlier, it was reported that at the Asian Taekwondo Championship held in South Korea, Uzbek athletes took first place in the overall team.