Today, at the conference hall of the National Olympic Committee, an extraordinary General Assembly of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Uzbekistan was held. The meeting was attended by members of the Executive Committee of the NOC, heads of sports federations and associations, as well as media representatives.
“In this year, a large-scale work has been done on the development of Olympic sports. We have achieved great success and our athletes have performed well at international tournaments, including the integrated competitions - the 18th Summer Asian and the 3rd Para-Asian Games - 2018 (Indonesia), the 3rd Summer Youth Olympics (Argentina). Athletes of Uzbekistan updated records in the number and quality of medals. This success states that this year the harmonious and systematic work of the NOC and sports organizations has been implemented at the proper level. Having organized selecting tournaments, sports competitions for the NOC prizes, we thereby expand the boundaries of sports promotion, the Olympic movement and healthy lifestyle. At the same time, we are trying to discover new talents that will become Olympic champions in the future,” Jasur Matchanov noted.
During the meeting, an election of vice presidents of the NOC was held. Alisher Sultonov and Murod Azimov, former vice-presidents, had to leave their posts due to the increase in the scope of work and their appointment as responsible for the implementation of state programs. In this regard, two candidates for the post of vice-presidents were presented today. Those attendees of the meeting unanimously supported the candidacies of Akhmadjon Rakhimov - Chairman of the Taekwondo Association (WTF) of Uzbekistan and Komil Ruziyev - President of the Asian Kurash Confederation. The composition of the executive committee is also changed.
The composition of the executive committee:
Umid Akhmadjonov - President of the National Olympic Committee
Jasur Matchanov - General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee
Akhmadjon Rakhimov - Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee
Komil Ruziyev - Vice President of the National Olympic Committee
Salim Abduvaliyev - Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee
Saida Makhmudova - Chairman of the Table Tennis Federation of Uzbekistan
Andrei Abduvaliyev - Chairman of the Athletics Federation of Uzbekistan
Khudoyor Akhmedov - Chairman of the Federation of Rowing Sports of Uzbekistan
Alamjon Mullaev - Chairman of the National Karate Federation of Uzbekistan
Bakhrom Gaziyev - Chairman of the Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Uzbekistan
Otabek Imomov - Chairman of the Archery Federation of Uzbekistan
Aziz Komilov - Chairman of the Judo Federation of Uzbekistan
Bakhodir Akhmedov - Chairman of the Uzbekistan Field Hockey Federation
Shakhrillo Makhmudov - First Deputy Chairman of the Weightlifting Federation of Uzbekistan
Kozim Urinboykhujayev - First Deputy Chairman of the Cycling Federation of Uzbekistan
Shoikrom Isroilov - Vice-President of Uzbekistan Football Association
Eldor Anorboyev - Secretary General of the Federation of Horse Breeding and Equestrian Sports of Uzbekistan
Igor Shepelov - Secretary General of the Tennis Federation of Uzbekistan
Ruslan Mustayev - Deputy Chairman of the Gymnastics Federation of Uzbekistan
Marat Kurbanov - Head Coach of the Boxing Team of Uzbekistan
Ulugbek Mirkhaydarov - Chairman of the National Paralympic Association of Uzbekistan
Komil Yarashev - Vice Rector of the State University of Physical Culture and Sport of Uzbekistan
“The head of our country has set certain tasks for us, the main one is successful performance in Tokyo, at the Olympic Games in 2020. We have to work harder, because the most important works are yet to be done,” President of the National Olympic Committee Umid Akhmadjonov summed up.
