President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree on awarding Otabek Umarov, the head of the Central Asian MMA Confederation, Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia, with a diploma of Kyrgyzstan.

Reportedly, Umarov was awarded “for his significant contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of culture and sports.”

Otabek Umarov was elected head of the Central Asian MMA Confederation in February 2020, and Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia in December of the same year.