In the bout for bronze medal in the weight category of 59 kg Elmurat Tasmuradov beat Arsen Eraliev from Kyrgyzstan to win the bronze medal of the Olympic Games.
Uzbekistan won five medals of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro – one gold and four bronze medals.
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