About 100 Uzbek athletes to take part in Olympic and Paralympic Games

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- About 100 athletes from Uzbekistan will attend the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

On 20 July, Tashkent hosted a meeting with the delegation of Uzbekistan, heading to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

It is worth to mention that 63 athletes from Uzbekistan attended London Games. Number of Uzbek athletes at Rio Games is 100 athletes.

They will compete in such sports as rowing, gymnastics, rowing, kayaking and canoeing, boxing, judo, track and weightlifting, gymnastics, table tennis, swimming, taekwondo (WTF), tennis, trampoline, shooting, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

The summer 2016 Olympic Games will be held from 5 to 21 August, while the Paralympic Games - from 7 to 18 September.