Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan won a gold and a bronze medal at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, with boxer Sabrina Chakomanova claiming gold and fencer Nargiza Utebayeva taking bronze.
Chakomanova faced Colombia’s Evelyn Salas in the women’s 54kg boxing final. The Uzbek boxer won 5-0 to secure Uzbekistan’s first gold medal at the Games.
Utebayeva won bronze in the girls’ sabre fencing competition. She progressed through the qualifying rounds to reach the semi-finals, where she lost to an opponent from China.
In the bronze-medal bout, Utebayeva defeated her Argentine opponent to claim a place on the podium.
With another final still to come, Uzbekistan had six medals: one gold, four silver and one bronze.
