UZBEK SPORTSMEN - VICTORS OF THE FIFA WORLD SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO

August 21-23, 2015, Tokyo hosted the XII World Championship Shotokan Karate-do organized by the World Shotokan Karate-Do Federation (WSKF). Nearly 300 athletes from 46 countries, including Uzbekistan, attended it.

On match our compatriots worthily represented their homeland. In particular, in the fights "Kumite" among young men in the age group of 13 years Muhammadabdulaziz Khodjakuli won the gold medal. Muhammad Faizullaev became world champion among 16-17 years-old athletes. Shohruh Istamov won the silver medal in the age category 18-20 years.

Adham Ibrahimov, Bahodir Babayev and Muhammadsiddik Abdumutalov also became the owners of gold medals.

Our girls keep up with the boys too: Oysanam Allambergenova (age group 18-19 years) and Zulaikho Babayeva (12-13 years) won the title of world champions.
Uzbek athletes have won a number of prestigious awards and in the direction of "Kata" (complex exercises).

The coach of the national team of Uzbekistan Hodjamkul Khodjakulov recognized as the best trainer of the World Federation of Shotokan Karate-Do.

In general, the results of the competition in the bank of the national team 35 medals - 15 gold, 8 silver and 12 bronze. Thus, the team of Uzbekistan won the team overall victory.

In an interview with the news agency "Jahon" vice-president of the World Federation of Shotokan Karate-Do, head of the organizing committee of the tournament Haruo Ueda noted that members of the national team of Uzbekistan have a high level of physical fitness and achieved impressive success.

— As part of the Uzbek team had a lot of young men and women are fit to compete with their rivals other states and rightly won many medals, - he said. - It testifies to your great attention to sports development, which is paid in that country. Uzbekistan is a country of great opportunities. We are ready to continue expanding the Sino-Uzbek cooperation in the field of sport.

Jahon Information Agency, Tokyo