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Asian Rowing and Canoe championship ends in Samarkand

Asian Rowing and Canoe championship ends in Samarkand
Asian Rowing and Canoe championship ends in Samarkand
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- The Fifteenth Asian Rowing and Canoe championship ended in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Athletes from Uzbekistan claimed the first place in general teams classification with 45 medals.

About 500 athletes from 20 Asian countries participated at the event.

Uzbekistan won 15 gold, 15 silver and 15 bronze medals at the tournament and clinched the first place in general teams classification. Kazakhstan and Iran were the second and third respectively.

Vadim Menkov, Aleksey Mochalov, Serik Mirbekov, Gerasim Kochnev, Yuliya Tsoy, Ekaterina Zarkova, Artur Guliev, Temur Haydarov, Temur Mamarozikov, Vladislar Parofeev and Sergey Buhaltsev contributed to the success of Uzbek team.

The competition among Paralympic athletes were also held within the tournament. Usmat Kestan from Uzbekistan won the gold medal, while Uktam Gaybullaev clinched the silver medal.

On 13-17 December 2013, Samarkand rowing channel will host the next Asian Rowing Championship.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.