Over the years of independence, Uzbekistan athletes have won more than 6,700 medals of various denominations at the Olympic Games, championships and World Cups, Asia, Asian and other major international competitions

Over the years of independence, Uzbekistan athletes have won more than 6,700 medals of various denominations at the Olympic Games, championships and World Cups, Asia, Asian and other major international competitions. "At the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing, representatives of our country won 4 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze medals. The sportsmen of Uzbekistan took part in the 5-year-old Asian Games. In these games, athletes of Uzbekistan won 232 medals, including 53 gold, 83 silver and 96 bronze medals.

• Over 20 years of independence in Uzbekistan, over 6,000 sports and recreation centers have been built and reconstructed, of which 1,480 facilities were built by the Children's Sports Development Foundation for the period from 2003 to 2011. The bulk of the constructed sports facilities are tennis courts, football fields and stadiums, swimming pools and gyms. At the beginning of 1991 there were about 4,400 gyms, 114 swimming pools and 185 stadiums. To date, this amounts to 8,900 sports halls, 230 swimming pools and 390 stadiums.

• Uzbekistan regularly becomes a venue for prestigious competitions and international tournaments, such as World Cups in rhythmic gymnastics and judo, Asian championships in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, weightlifting, sambo, powerlifting, etc. Only in 2011 the national flag of Uzbekistan was raised 235 times in the most prestigious sports arenas and sounded a majestic hymn in honor of athletes of Uzbekistan who received gold medals ..

• 2011 was also successful for the masters of the leather ball. At first, the Uzbek team reached the semi-final stage of the Asian Championship in Qatar, then the youth team with its brilliant game earned deep respect from fans and professionals. Our boys, showing a decent game, not only could leave the group, but also reach the quarterfinals.

• The victorious steps of Uzbek footballers at the World and Asian Championships gave a powerful impetus to the development of this sport. The work of specialists is worthy appraised: by the decree of the President of Uzbekistan, V. Abramov was awarded the Order "Dustlik", and A. Musayev - with the Order "Shukhrat".

• In 2011, also recorded historic victories at the club level. Kashkadarya "Nasaf" worthily held all meetings within the Cup of the Asian Football Confederation and in front of millions of spectators became the owner of the main prize.