Well known sportsmen in our country

Sports and health go hand in hand, offering people all over the world, of different abilities and ages, the chance for happier, healthier and more productive lives.
The WHO Sport for Health Programme was established to capitalize on the great potential of helping people worldwide lead healthy lives through promoting participation in sports and working with the sports community to advance health for all.
The overall objective of the WHO Sport for Health Programme is to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goal 3, which is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by implementing WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work for achieving universal health coverage, addressing health emergencies and promoting healthier populations.
In this article, we will be taking a look at the 15 countries that produce the best athletes in the world. To skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to see the 5 countries that produce the best athletes in the world.
Sports has always fascinated people, from thousands of years ago to today. While fame has always been a given for athletes, with the level of fame depending on the popularity of the sport they've engaged in, the world of sports has changed significantly in the last century especially in terms of money. Half a century ago, only players at the very top of the game earned handsome salaries with most of the other players not earning more than the average person.
Nowadays, every corner of the world is inundated with sporting events including World Cups of different sports, with the most popular by far being the FIFA World Cup for football. The latest event was held in Qatar, which spend billions officially on ensuring that the World Cup was a massive success, which it did end up being. With the popularity of such sports, many sporting companies have become multi-billion dollar empires and provide sponsorships to top athletes to ensure that their name is out there front and center, with such companies including NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), which is worth nearly $200 billion currently and is the biggest sporting company in the world, Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA) and Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU).
These companies have realized the massive potential and returns that they can earn in the sporting world, with NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) arguably being the most successful company in this field. For many countries, their sporting market is an important part of their influence and an excellent source of revenue as well, as can seen in England where the England Premier League brings in revenues worth billions of pounds and is the highest-earning football league in the world. In the U.S., while most popular sports such as baseball, basketball and American football are popular in the country alone, they still bring in some of the highest revenue for any sports leagues in the world because of the American obsession with these sports. This is why some of the most valuable sports companies in the world are American sports teams. This is why many nations are investing heavily in discovering and supporting athletes, especially the countries that produce the best athletes in the world.
The United States of America, or the U.S.A. for short, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, 48 of them are contiguous states. There are two other states, Alaska and Hawaii, which are north and south of the contiguous states, respectively. The United States declared its independence from the British Empire in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. They won their independence in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Its capital, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) is defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings including the iconic ones that house the federal government's 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. Though it has no official language, English and ...read more.
Undoubtedly the USA is number one is sports, one obvious marker to support my claim is the fact that the US leads the world in Olympic medals-- on top of that we also lead in gold medals. The nearest competitor, which is Russia, is trailing behind us by nearly 1000 medals! This is an unprecedented lead on world sports. Not only does the US lead on Olympic sports, it also dominates championships held around the world.
Even sports that are not well known--or even disliked--in the states, for example soccer or "football" is a sport that the Americans only picked up in the 90's, but despite this we often play at a European soccer club level. I think the only reason the US is not on top is because all of the recent anti-American sentiment. So world, please be unbiased and place the US at number 1.
The USA has the most Olympic success in both the winter and summer games. American athletes are driven by personal motives unlike top rivals like the old Soviet Union and China. Our best athletes play in three sports that are not the most popular in other countries (baseball, basketball and football) and while most of our citizens make fun of the world's most popular game, we can still put together a decent team. The USA is built to win, and our athletes are superior to the rest of the world not only in success but also in sportsmanship and passion.
Are you kidding me! USA has the most medals of all time at the Olympics, and all the World Championships put together! Swimming, Athletics, Gymnastics, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Baseball, Ice Hockey, Rowing, American Football, Cycling, Soccer... It doesn't matter what sport, USA could conquer! USA is even ranked 10th in Rugby League, no other nation is that versatile when it comes to sport! The first gym opened in the USA, they have state of the art stadiums, advance technology/supplements that other nations use, all come from the USA! Without USA, technology in sport would not be as advanced! Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Pete Sampras, Carl Lewis, Mohammed Ali…, could write down another 20 influential athletes just of the top of my head! How does this proud nation be placed 3rd? No other way, this country is the most proudest nation when it comes to sport by a mile! Australia is a proud nation when it comes to sport, but the bigger brother wins this one!
USA have a problem in that a huge amount of their sport is limited to USA. They don't play cricket or rugby at the top level, the beautiful game is low on the agenda ( and they are top 20 at best at it) and who else plays in the 'world series'? However they are probably the best at track and field, basketball, good at tennis and boxing. I'd like to see USA have a great football team ( soccer - morons) though as it would only raise the profile of the game there which it deserves. 4th in the rankings is about right.
As a coach, you have the ability to either help or hinder your athletes’ pursuit of success in sport, as well as their overall wellness. A good coach ensures that mental and physical wellness are prioritized for their athletes, even if it means de-prioritizing performance and wins. This might mean reworking your definition of success, but in the long run, your athletes will perform better and be healthier, happier humans as a result.
When it comes to supporting physical and mental wellness, your goal should be helping athletes develop healthy habits, rather than quick fixes and win-at-all-costs mentalities. Here, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s Chief Science Officer, Matt Fedoruk, PhD, shares his top five ways to ensure your athletes are competing well and able to thrive in all areas.
“We’re conditioned to take this ‘more is better’ type of approach across the board, whether it’s around training, supplements, or gear. But for a young athlete, we know adequate rest and recovery is more important than extra training hours,” says Fedoruk. Overtraining is common, especially for serious teen athletes who are focused on getting an athletic scholarship—but while training extra hours may pay off at first, it can have consequences that can take athletes out of the sport for the season or for life.
“These days, there is a lot of pressure to specialize in sport from a very young age,” says Fedoruk. As a coach, it’s tempting to want your athletes to be fully committed to your team and your sport. But that’s not the best long-term approach to success in sport or in life. “I know from the scientific literature as well as from personal experiences working with athletes that the best athletes are the most well-rounded athletes,” says Fedoruk. “Multi-sport athletes learn technical skills and gain the experience they need to figure out which sport is right for them. Multi-sport athletes are also more likely to stay in sports longer, which is especially important now as kids are dropping out of sport at very high rates.”
Supplements have become a common cure-all for many people and athletes in particular. It might be tempting to buy into the big promises that supplements make, but in doing so, you’re encouraging the idea that a solution can be found in a pill—which we know isn’t the case!
“There are no magic bullets, and no supplement will be a shortcut to success. I think there’s a lot of pressure these days to cut corners, and we’re all pressed for time,” says Fedoruk. “But at the end of the day, parents and coaches need to take a step back and ask, ‘How do I best fuel my athlete to be successful?'” He suggests focusing on a food-first approach—try more red meat for athletes who may need more iron or an extra serving of chicken or dairy for those looking to build muscle—and leaving any supplement recommendations to a physician or dietitian. If you do find that a supplement is ultimately necessary, try to stick to third-party certified supplements to reduce the risk of contamination and exposure to harmful ingredients.
As a coach, you play a huge role in the mental health and wellbeing of your athletes. You can create positive change by bringing mental health experts in to speak to the team about game day nerves, goal-setting, and dealing with stress and anxiety. You can also create an open door policy to encourage athletes to talk to you about anything they’re struggling with. And you can share resources with them that improve their understanding of what it means to be mentally well. Lastly, make sure that there is space for athletes to simply have fun during practice and even within competition. “Sport can help solve a lot of problems, but only if you as a coach are taking a holistic, positive, and fun approach to it,” Fedoruk adds.
As coaches and parents, we know that sports can not only teach young athletes how to score a goal or run a mile, sports can teach them life lessons like leadership, perseverance, and goal-setting. An outcome-focused coach with a ‘win-at-all-costs’ mentality might see early results—but as the season wears on and athletes become tired, overtrained, or simply mentally exhausted from so much pressure to perform, the wins will start to wane and the athletes will suffer. Focusing on sustainable growth for your team, with an emphasis on effort and hard work rather than results, will result in athletes who bring more to their team and their community.
It’s tempting to simply push your athletes to win competitions and games at any cost, but the better long-term strategy is to focus on wellness, which leads to more happy, healthy lifelong athletes. That means ensuring athletes have the information and resources to make smart choices around food, mental health, rest, recovery, and even playing other sports.
Hedonic well-being relates to how individuals experience and rate their lives. People with disabilities due to their pathology may more frequently suffer from anxiety and depressive disorders than their able-bodied counterparts. Sports participation is an essential way to cope with disability. On the other hand, compared with their able-bodied peers, para-athletes undergo a unique series of stressors. Little is known in terms of hedonic well-being in this specific population. We present the results of a multi-country survey of self-perceived hedonic well-being by para-athletes of different sports disciplines and a control group (disabled individuals not playing competitive sports), using the “Psychological General Well-Being Index” (PGWBI). We included 1,208 participants, aged 17.39 years, 58.4% male, 41.6% female, and 70.3% para-athletes. Para-athletes exhibited higher well-being than disabled people, for all domains of the PGWBI scale. The nature of disability/impairment was significant, with those with acquired disability reporting lower well-being. Those taking part in wheelchair basketball, para-athletics, and para-swimming competitions had a higher likelihood of reporting well-being, whereas those engaged in wheelchair rugby exhibited lower well-being compared with controls. This large-scale investigation can enable a better understanding of the self-perceived hedonic well-being of disabled people. Human well-being, as a complex, multi-dimensional construct, consists of hedonic and eudaimonic dimensions (Ryan and Deci, 2001). The former, also known as subjective well-being (SWB), relates to how individuals live and evaluate aspects of their lives (Diener, 1984), in terms of overall and domain-specific life satisfaction, and positive and negative affect, the balance of which is known as happiness. Eudaimonic well-being, also known as psychological and social well-being, is, instead, related to self-acceptance, meaningful connections, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth (Kim et al., 2022). Even if these two models of well-being (hedonic/SWB and eudaimonic/psychological and social well-being) are theoretically diverging, they partially overlap (Ryan and Deci, 2001). Recently, these concepts have been adapted to the elite sports world (Lundqvist, 2011): well-being, as experienced by athletes is complex and nuanced (Lundqvist and Sandin, 2014). The sports arena can be, indeed, either challenging or rewarding, providing new opportunities and situations to explore (Filbay et al., 2019; Giles et al., 2020). On the one hand, athletes can connect with peers and the public, having stimulating interactions that improve self-confidence and control of their environment (Jones et al., 1994). On the other hand, besides success, they can experience failure, and they have to undergo heavy training programs, and nutritional restrictions daily with the risk of incurring overtraining, injury, and burnout (Rice et al., 2016). Also, they have to cope with a variety of challenges, and stressors (Mack et al., 2012) that can put their mental health and well-being at risk (McLoughlin et al., 2021). People with disabilities usually report poorer well-being due to their underlying conditions (Tilly, 2008; Krahn et al., 2015; Tough et al., 2017), even if they can overcome adverse situations by adopting coping strategies (Bahmani et al., 2022). Practicing sports and exercising can help face disability-related stressors (Puce et al., 2017; Ascione, 2018; Kiuppis, 2018; Puce et al., 2019), even though, compared with their able-bodied counterparts, athletes with disabilities and para-athletes encounter a unique series of stressors, from discrimination, retaliation, and stigmatizing situations, including demeaning attitudes and unprofessional coaching, to physical access, communication, or economic-financial barriers (Iezzoni, 2009; Jefferies et al., 2012). If sport and physical activity are well-known to facilitate inclusion, favor social acceptance, and improve self-esteem (Trigueros et al., 2021), there is a paucity of data concerning well-being from a hedonic perspective in this specific population (Macdougall et al., 2015). The existing scholarly literature reports contrasting results and rarely compares para-athletes with subjects with disabilities non-practicing competitive para-sports, providing little evidence on the psychological benefits of competitive sports for individuals with disabilities. Furthermore, research is limited to specific types of disability/impairment, as well as to selected para-sports disciplines, settings, and geographic contexts, with small sample sizes. Therefore, given this dearth of information, this study was conducted to fill in this gap of knowledge. Our aim was to test the specific hypothesis that the practice of competitive sports would have a positive impact on the well-being of the participants. In this cross-sectional study, we present the results of a multi-country survey of self-perceived hedonic well-being by para-athletes of different sports disciplines and a control group (people with disabilities, not playing competitive sports). Our main independent variable was competitive sporting practice, but we also looked at the participant’s sex/gender, age, type of impairment, way of administration of the survey, and country of provenience. We believe that a large-scale investigation can enable a better understanding of the self-perceived hedonic well-being and related needs of people with disabilities and whether competitive sports-associated stressors can affect the quality of life-related outcomes.
1,408 participants were enrolled in the present study. Due to missing data (95 among para-athletes and 105 among disabled people), 200 questionnaires were discarded. Data about 1,208 participants (85.8%) were retained. Socio-demographic features of the discarded and retained groups did not differ in a statistically significant way.
Included subjects were aged 17.39 ± 3.44 (median 17) years, 705 (58.4%) male and 503 (41.6%) female, were considered in the present analysis. 849 (70.3%) were para-athletes, and the remainder 359 (29.7%) were disabled people not taking part in competitive sports. According to para-sport discipline, 105 (12.4%) were engaged in para-athletics, 78 (9.2%) in wheelchair rugby, 66 (7.8%) in boccia, 61 (7.2%) in blind football, 27 (3.2%) in goalball, 31 (3.7%) in judo, 353 (41.6%) in para-swimming, 33 (3.9%) in para-table-tennis, 20 (2.4%) in para-sailing, and 75 (8.8%) in wheelchair basket. In terms of geographic provenience, 294 (24.3%) were from Western Europe, 449 (37.2%) from Southern Europe, 381 (31.5%) from Northern Europe, and 84 (7.0%) from Central-Eastern Europe. 819 (67.8%) and 389 (32.2%) were from urban and rural environments, respectively. Disability/impairment was congenital in 830 (68.7%) cases and acquired in 378 (31.3%) cases. It was musculoskeletal in 370 (30.6%) cases, sensory in 148 (12.3%) cases, neurological in 589 (48.8%) cases, and intellectual/relational in 101 (8.4%) cases. In 362 cases (30.0%), the participant required help in filling in the questionnaire. 274 (22.7%) filled in the questionnaire during the competitive period.
December, 29, the awarding ceremony of the “Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021” took place at the Hilton-Tashkent hotel. The event has been organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Unitary Enterprise "National PR-Center".
The award ceremony of the best athletes of the year was organized in order to encourage and further enhance the high sports skills of athletes of Uzbekistan who have achieved the highest results and glorified the country in the international sports arena.

The award ceremony “Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021” was attended by prominent athletes, Olympic and Paralympic champions, heads of sports federations and associations, politicians and representatives of culture. More than 30 nominees of the Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021 award, among which were presented "The Best Coach of the Year”, "Discovery of the Year", " Holder of the most prestigious competitions”, "The most enduring Athlete of the Year”“ "The most enduring Athlete of the Year”, "The Best Paralympic Coach of the Year", "The Best Young Athlete of the Year (among girls)”, "The best young athlete of the year (among boys)” - famous athletes, sports veterans, famous sports journalists, mentors of champions, paraathletes and novice athletes received their worthy awards in the form of statuettes and cash prizes in the amount of 10 million soums. “The Best Sportsman of the Year” and the winners of the “Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021” were awarded in Tashkent

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December, 29, the awarding ceremony of the “Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021” took place at the Hilton-Tashkent hotel. The event has been organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Unitary Enterprise "National PR-Center".
The award ceremony of the best athletes of the year was organized in order to encourage and further enhance the high sports skills of athletes of Uzbekistan who have achieved the highest results and glorified the country in the international sports arena.
The award ceremony “Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021” was attended by prominent athletes, Olympic and Paralympic champions, heads of sports federations and associations, politicians and representatives of culture. More than 30 nominees of the Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021 award, among which were presented "The Best Coach of the Year”, "Discovery of the Year", " Holder of the most prestigious competitions”, "The most enduring Athlete of the Year”“ "The most enduring Athlete of the Year”, "The Best Paralympic Coach of the Year", "The Best Young Athlete of the Year (among girls)”, "The best young athlete of the year (among boys)” - famous athletes, sports veterans, famous sports journalists, mentors of champions, paraathletes and novice athletes received their worthy awards in the form of statuettes and cash prizes in the amount of 10 million soums.
Prominent sports figures were invited to award the nominees, among whom were the Secretary General of the NOC of Uzbekistan Oybek Kasymov, the legend of Olympic sports gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, the chairman of the NOC Rustam Shaabdurakhmanov. The award for the most active work of the press service on behalf of the Football Association of Uzbekistan was received by the first vice-president of the Uzbekistan Football Association, FIFA international referee Ravshan Irmatov.
In the nomination "The most ambitious Federation of the Year", the coveted statuette was received by the Shooting Sports Federation in the person of its chairman Oybek Norinbayev. For his contribution to strengthening international cooperation in the field of sports, the Vice-President of the Olmipian Council of Asia Otabek Umarov received his commemorative statuette. And the "Discovery of the Year" according to Uzbekistan Sports Awards-2021 was a young taekwondo athlete (WTF), Olympic champion of Tokyo 2020 Ulugbek Rashitov, who was the first in the history of Uzbek sports to receive a gold medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games.
From December 22 to 27, 2021, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the National PR Center launched a nationwide online voting to determine the best athlete of the year. 3 Olympic champions of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games competed in the nomination: Bahodir Jalolov - Olympic champion of the 32nd Tokyo 2020 Summer Games in boxing in the heavyweight category, Akbar Juraev - Olympic champion of Tokyo 2020 in weightlifting and Ulugbek Rashitov - Olympic champion of Tokyo 2020 in (taekwondo WTF).
The leader of the popular vote was boxer Bahodir Jalolov, but at the same time, the selection committee of the competition decided to also award weightlifter Akbar Juraev as the second winner. Two winners received a National Cup and a prize of $10,000 each. The National Cup was solemnly presented by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov.
The gold medalist of the Rio Games 2016, Hasanboy Dusmatov has been named the best sportsperson of the year in Uzbekistan. The Culture and Sports Ministry awarded the culture and sports persons of the year in various nominations in Tashkent’s Sayohat restaurant.
The member of the national boxing team, Hasanboy Dusmatov won The Best Sportsperson of the Year award, and was awarded a diploma and cash prize of 10 thousand US dollars.
"Many people might think that after such a successful year in my career, I will get complacent, but I'm only 23, I will continue to work hard and hope to win more medals for the country. First of all, I am eyeing gold in the World championships and the Asian Games. I can say with confidence that I am looking forward to more big wins and achievements ", - Hasanboy Dusmatov said.
Uzbekistan is situated in Central Asia with a population of nearly 31 million people, became the top at 2016 Rio Olympic Games in terms of men's boxing by earning seven medals including 4 gold medals followed by the most famous boxing team, Cuban boxing team who gained 6 medals. After this successful participation at Rio 2016, Uzbekistan has become a country of boxing and led to boxing to get more popular sports around the country as well. So far, Uzbekistan has gained four Olympic gold, two silver and seven medals in men's boxing. First Uzbekistan started to take part in Summer Olympic Games as an independent country in 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games where Karim Tulaganov provided the first Olympic medal in men's light-middleweight for Uzbekistan for the first time. In 2000, Uzbekistan earned its first men's gold medal gained by Muhammadkodir Abdullaev who defated Puerta Rican Miguel Angel Cotto in the final bout at light-welterweight in 2000 Sydney Olympics.
In the next Olympics was held in Athens, Uzbekistan participated with nine boxers and four of them who arrived in the round of 16 with five victories and four byes.
Three more barely missed medalling by being defeated in the quarterfinals. But, Bahodirjon Sultonov at Bantamweight and Utkirbek Haydarov at Light heavyweight had won their quarterfinal bouts both lost in the semifinals to secure bronze medals
All sports players want to make their own sports careers by playing different national and international games around the world. Olympics is the sports background where different kinds of sports have been involved. Different kinds of games are organized in the Olympics where all of the players from different countries play in different events. Quiz is included in the sports games where people have to play through knowledge and memorized power. Famous sports personalities in India, have contributed their performance to achieve rewards for the country.
Olympics are the integrated sports base where all kinds of sports are involved. In this game of sports, different kinds of players have played to provide the best performance and achieved a gold medal for their country. A quiz on sport is a part of the Olympic game where participants have answered different kinds of questions that have been provided in the game. In these games, various physical skill games are involved that give opportunities to the sports players to perform their best skills.
Current affairs on sport are the integrated sports basement where all current sports news can get easily in a short time with a full description. The latest news of current affairs on sport in India is that IPL is now Indian current affairs on a sport. In a quiz on sports, different current affairs questions are asked to various participants to gain knowledge about their understanding of Indian sports. Based on the subject, participants can get the opportunity to select their subject in the quiz game. Various kinds of countries’ information and subjects are based on the chosen topic of the participants. Along with, different kinds of past quiz questions have been asked in this game.
There are various sports personalities that have contributed to the overall development of Indian Sports. The latest sports environment of India has developed tremendously over the last few years that have updated the list of current affairs on sports. Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar are the two great cricketers contributed to the Indian Cricket Team. The Cricket Team of India has developed under famous captains like Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Indian football has also made significant progress in the last 20-30 years and that has been made possible due to the contribution of great names like I.M Vijayan, Baichung Bhutia and Sunil Chettri. Neeraj Chopra is a name that is currently trending in the World Olympics due to his tremendous performance in the Tokyo Olympics 2021 which helped him to grab a gold medal in the event of Javelin throw. In order to gain an understanding of Indian Sports, one needs to concentrate on the various quizzes on sports and current affairs. From the above discussions, it can also be concluded that sports personalities always play a vital role in enhancing the glory and the reputations of their countries. The disciplines and the performances of the existing Olympic performers of the world inspire future performers. There are different personalities in this country such as Sachin Tendulkar, Ms Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir who have contributed a lot to the strategic approaches of the sport. The strategic approaches as well as the development of sports also helped the young generation to bend to the different fields of sports at an early age of lives.
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