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See also: Uzbekistan men's national basketball team and Uzbekistan women's national basketball team
Uzbekistan was a part of the strong national basketball team of the former Soviet Union. After the disbandment of the team, Uzbekistan established its own team, which enjoyed moderate success between the mid-90s and mid-2000s. His best finish at the Asian Games was 9th place, and his best finish at the Asian Championships was 7th place.

Baseball [ edit | edit source ]

See also: National baseball team of Uzbekistan

Ice hockey [ edit | edit source ]

He was part of the Soviet Union national hockey team of Uzbekistan.
"Humo Tashkent" professional hockey team was founded in 2019, with the goal of joining the Continental Hockey League (KHL), which is a major Eurasian league in the future. Humo will join the second-tier High Hockey League (VHL) for the 2019-20 season. Humo plays its games in the Humo Ice Dome, which costs more than 175 million euros; both the team and the arena are named after the legendary bird Huma, a symbol of happiness and freedom. ^[7]
"Humo Tashkent" was a member of the reformed Hockey League of Uzbekistan, which started playing in February 2019. UIHL consists of three more teams: "Binokor Tashkent", "HK Tashkent" and "Semurg Tashkent", and all teams play in the Humo Ice Palace. ^[8] "Semurg" became the champion in the playoffs. ^[9]
Currently, Uzbekistan does not have a national hockey team, but in 1986, during the Soviet Union, the Uzbekistan national hockey team was formed and played one game against the Latvian national team.
The Hockey Federation of Uzbekistan (UHF) has started preparations to join the IIHF as a member and to form a national hockey team that will participate in the IIHF competitions. ^[10]

Bicycle [ edit | edit source ]

Jamoliddin Abdujaparov (Tashkent, February 28, 1964) was the most famous cyclist in his country in 1990 and 1997, having 54 victories. Before turning to professional cycling, Abdujaparov excelled in the lower categories and became the road champion of the Soviet Union. He took 5th place in the road test at the 1988 Olympic Games. Excellent sprinter, stage win in three Grand Tours, 7 in Tour of Spain, 1 in Giro d'Italia. 9 in the Tour de France. He also achieved the points classification of the Vuelta (1992), Giro (1994) and Tour (1991, 1993 and 1994). He was known for his aggressive sprinting style and extreme handling of his bike, which resulted in several enemies and several crashes in the peloton.

Rugby Union [ edit | edit source ]

Main article: Rugby Federation of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union's national rugby team, but since independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has created its own national team.

Handball [ edit | edit source ]

Although handball is one of the most popular sports in Uzbekistan, no special results have been achieved. Handball is a mass sport in Uzbekistan. The Uzbekistan women's national handball team participated in the 1997 World Championship and took 21st place.

Water polo [ edit | edit source ]

The under-20 women's water polo team of Uzbekistan qualified for the FINA-2021 World Junior Water Polo Championship. ^[11]

Chess [ edit | edit source ]

Uzbekistan unexpectedly won the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. ^[12] The Uzbekistan national team went undefeated, defeating the top-ranked teams of Armenia and the Netherlands, and tied for first place with India and the United States. The team of Uzbekistan took second place in the team world championship held in Jerusalem in November 2022 and proved its strength. ^[13] The best player of Uzbekistan, Nodirkbek Abdusattarov, is the reigning world champion in rapid chess and won the playoff match of the 2021 rapid world championship. Russian Grandmaster Jan Nepomniachchi. ^[14]

Tennis [ edit | edit source ]

Since independence, both men and women have produced players who have reached the level of several tournaments, and for men, Oleg Ogorodov, who was active in the 1990s and 2000s, became the first athlete of Uzbek nationality to participate in the singles competition between men and women of the "Big Dubulga" category. Denis Istomin, known as the country's first international tennis player to emerge after Ogorodov retired in the mid-2000s, became the first Uzbek to reach the fourth round of the men's singles at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Asia, he far exceeded Ogorodov and was active. ^[15] [16]
The Davis Cup Uzbekistan national team, which became a member of the Asian Tennis Federation in 1994 and began participating in the men's Davis Cup national competition, quickly gained strength in the Asian region, and it happened to these two. Three years after entering the race, he moved from Asia. Oceania Group III, the lowest category, Asia/Oceania Group I, the highest category in the region. Since then, it did not leave this zone until 2013 and is considered one of the regional powers. In addition, Ogorodov led the ace in the World Group playoffs for four years from 1998 to 2001, and Istomin a total of six times in 2009 and 2012. Defeated in key matches and they haven't qualified for the top division, the World Group, since 2013. ^[17]
Iroda Tolaganova, who was active from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, became the first full-fledged professional tennis player in the region, taking 16th place in the WTA singles ranking. Akgul Omonmurodova is also active. In 2013, she took second place after Tolaganova.

Athletics [ edit | edit source ]

Pole vaulter Radion Gataulin was born in the country and became the second athlete in the history of the Soviet Union to exceed 6.00 meters.

Olympiad [ edit | edit source ]

Main article: Uzbekistan at the Olympic Games
Since the independence of Uzbekistan in 1991, success in the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics has been increasing. Uzbekistan took part in the Summer Olympic Games four times and won one gold and five bronze medals in boxing, two gold and two silver medals in wrestling, and a silver medal in judo. Uzbekistan's only medal at the Winter Olympics was a gold medal in cross-country skiing in 1994. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ruslan Nurudinov lifted a total of 431 kilograms in the men's 105-kilogram weight category and 237 kilograms in the deadlift, winning the Olympic record.
Uzbek athletes were particularly successful at the 2021 Olympic Games held in Tokyo. Our country won three gold medals: Ulugbek Rashitov in taekwondo, Akbar Jorayev in weightlifting and Bahadir Jalolov in boxing . ^[18] Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina also participated in the 8th Olympiad under the flag of Uzbekistan at this event. ^[19]

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Physical Education and Sports" [ edit | edit source ]

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Physical Education and Sports" recognizes physical culture and sports as a state that aims to serve the interests of a wide range of people, to provide mass and convenience, which is one of the main conditions for physical education, to engage in any kind of sports.

State support measures for the development of physical education and sports [ edit | edit source ]

Every year, the state ensures the development of physical education and sports in Uzbekistan at the expense of budget funds.

National Federations [ edit | edit source ]

More than 70 sports federations operate in Uzbekistan.

National sports [ edit | edit source ]

Every year, the republic holds various level competitions in wrestling , belt wrestling , Turan Uzbek martial arts and other martial arts.

Sports facilities [ edit | edit source ]

Humo Arena
Constant work is being carried out on the reconstruction and construction of sports facilities that meet world standards in the republic. One of such structures is "Humo Arena".

Famous athletes [ edit | edit source ]

Ruslan Chagaev

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  Jamoliddin Abdujaparov , cyclist
  
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  Artur Taymazov , wrestler
  
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  Ruslan Chagayev , boxer
  
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  Lina Cheryazova , freestyle skier
  
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  Elvira Saadi , gymnast
  
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  Maxim Shatskikh , footballer
  
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  Nodirbek Abdusattorov , chess player