Sport in Uzbekistan

Handball
Handball is one of Uzbekistan's most popular sports, but nothing special has been achieved.
Olympics
Since its independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has taken part in the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics with increasing success. Uzbekistan has competed four times at the Summer Olympics, collecting one gold medal and five bronze medals in boxing, two gold medals 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. In the 2016 Rio Olympics Ruslan Nurudinov won gold in the men's 105kg weightlifting, lifting a total of 431kg, including an Olympic record 237kg in the clean & jerk.
Notable athletes

Ruslan Chagaev

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  Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, cyclist
  
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  Artur Taymazov, wrestler
  
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  Ruslan Chagaev, boxer
  
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  Lina Cheryazova, freestyle skier
  
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  Elvira Saadi, gymnast
  
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  Maksim Shatskikh, footballer