Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s national team won additional medals at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with athletes earning gold, silver and bronze medals in athletics, para-cycling, powerlifting and para-judo.
In athletics, Asila Mirzayorova finished second in the women’s 200 metres in the T11 class, recording a time of 25.86 seconds. Athlete leader Sardor Bakhtiyorov assisted her during the race.
Angelina Kolesnikova won bronze in the women’s discus throw in the F44/F64 classes with a distance of 30.10 metres. Yoqutkhon Kholbekova took silver in the F12 javelin throw with a mark of 32.43 metres, despite the event not being her main speciality.
In the men’s events, Diyorbek Umarov finished third in the F12 shot put with a throw of 12.54 metres. Sodiqjon Mamadiyev won bronze in the T37 long jump, reaching 5.69 metres, while Yorqinbek Odilov claimed silver in the F57 discus throw with a result of 45.10 metres.
Uzbekistan secured the top two places in the men’s C5 4,000-metre individual pursuit in para-cycling. Boymurod Yavkochev won gold, while Azimbek Abdullayev took silver. An athlete from the United Arab Emirates won bronze.
In women’s powerlifting, Nasiba Toshpulatova finished second in the up-to-50kg category, lifting 123kg in the final. Akidakhon Akhtamova won gold in the up-to-55kg category with a lift of 128kg, setting a new Asian Para Games record.
The silver medal in that category went to a Chinese athlete, who lifted 117kg, while a competitor from Thailand took bronze with 112kg.
Uzbek athletes also won gold medals in para-judo. Shokhrukh Mamedov claimed the men’s J1 up-to-81kg title after defeating his Tajik opponent in the final by a score of 002:0. The victory secured Uzbekistan’s first gold medal in para-judo at the Games.
The men’s J1 up-to-95kg category featured an all-Uzbek final. Muhammad Abdukulov defeated Turgun Abdiev by 003:0 to win gold, leaving Abdiev with silver. Athletes from Iran and Indonesia took the bronze medals in the category.
Kumushkhon Khodjaeva won gold in the women’s J2 up-to-60kg category, defeating her Chinese opponent in the final by a score of 100:001.
Uzbekistan’s results across several sports added to the national team’s medal tally at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
