First-ever world medal for Uzbekistan in youth rowing

From August 6 to 10, 2025, the World Youth Rowing Championship took place in Trakai, Lithuania. For the first time in history, Uzbekistan’s national rowing team secured a place among the medalists at the event, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan reported.

In intense competition, Uzbek athletes won silver medals in two events:

•  JW2- (women’s pair, two sculls): Rayhon Sattorova / Aydana Smetullayeva
•  JM1x (men’s single sculls): Jamol Turgunov

This achievement marks a new milestone for Uzbek rowing and serves as a significant morale boost ahead of future major competitions.

The country’s previous best result came at the 2021 World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic, in the under-23 category. At that time, Yevgeniy Agafonov and Shahzod Nurmatov placed third in the men’s double sculls final after winning their qualifying heat, earning Uzbekistan a bronze medal.

                                         Jahongir Boltaboyev