The best in Uzbek sports have been identified

Yesterday, 23 December, within the framework of the “National Sports Award-2022” event, the best athletes of the year, coaches and devotees who contributed to Uzbek sports were awarded.

The best athletes of the year received a cash prize of 5,000 dollars, while the winners of the other nominations received a cash prize of 15 million soms.

Winners of the “National Sports Award-2022” award:

The best young athlete of the year: Gulsevar Ganiyeva (world boxing champion (youth);

Discovery of the year: Sharifa Davronova (two-time Asian and one-time world champion in youth athletics, winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games);

The best referee of the year: Eshpolat Hidoyatov (Sports wrestling);

The best sports doctor of the year: Rustam Ablyalimov (Cycling);

The best young paralympian of the year: Azizbek Boynazarov (paraswimming, winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games);

The best parasport coach of the year: Bobur Koziyev (Parataekwondo);

The best female paralympian of the year: Guljanoy Naimova (Parataekwondo, winner of the Paralympic Games, world champion);

The best male paralympian of the year: Server Ibragimov (para shooting, world championship bronze medalist);

Winners of the Symbol of Strength nomination: Rustam Mehmonov (Chairman of the Center for the Development of Football for Disabled-Amputees “Matonat Futbol”) and Bakhtiyor Rajabov (Honorary Honorary Member of the National Football Team of Disabled-Amputees);

The best parasport club of the year: Sports wrestling club;

The best sports journalist of the year: Kamoliddin Alimov;

The most active sports promoter: Timur Nizayev

The best press service: Vitaly Judro (Athletics);

For long-term service in the promotion of Olympism: Anvar Avazkhojayev;

The best national team of the year: Weightlifting national team;

The best federation: Chess Federation of Uzbekistan;

The best organizer of sports events: the Horse Racing and Equestrian Federation of Uzbekistan;

For many years of service in the field of sports: Brother Abduraimov (honored coach of Uzbekistan, holder of the honorary title “Pride of Uzbekistan”);

For his contribution to popularization of national sports: Nigmatilla Yoldoshev (general prosecutor of the Republic of Uzbekistan);

For her contribution to the development of women’s sports: Tanzila Narbayeva (Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Head of the Cycling Federation of Uzbekistan);

For services in attracting young people to a healthy lifestyle: Abdusalom Azizov (chairman of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, head of the Football Association of Uzbekistan);

The best organizer of international events: Olympic Council of Asia;

The best coach of the year: Ilias Iliadis (Judo);

The best female athlete of the year: Svetlana Osipova (Taekwondo world champion);

The best male athlete: Muzaffarbek Toraboyev (Judo world champion).