Olympic heroes welcomed home to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s Olympic team has had a record Olympic Games, scooping three gold medals and two bronzes and finishing higher up the medal table than any other country in Central Asia.

It's been a strong year for Uzbekistan’s Olympians, who returned home to the country on 9 August. The country won three golds; Ulugbek Rashitov in taekwondo, Akbar Djuraev in weightlifting and Bakhodir Jalolov in boxing. In the finals, Rashitov and Jalolov saw off competitors from the UK and the USA respectively. The team of 67 athletes also won bronze medals in judo and wrestling.

Furthermore, Uzbekistan’s Olympics have been significant thanks to the participation of Oksana Chusovitina. Chusovitina is the only female gymnast ever to compete in eight Olympic Games, first competing for the “Unified Team” in 1992 following the fall of the Soviet Union. She is an Olympic Gold medal winner and a three-time World Champion. In a speech at the event, the company’s CEO, Shohruh Ruzikulov praised her longstanding career as an inspiration for Uzbekistan’s youth.

On the athletes’ triumphant return this week, Artel Electronics LLC (Artel) hosted a special welcoming event for the entire team on their site in Tashkent. The event, held at a showroom in Tashkent, brought the athletes together to celebrate their triumph and the efforts of the team as a whole.

Artel, Central Asia’s largest electronics manufacturer, is one of the country’s most recognizable brands and directly employs over 10,000 people. In the event, the company celebrated the unparalleled achievements of the Olympians. Employees, partners and workers thanked the athletes for “their courage, determination and strong performance.

In speeches at the event, the athletes noted that they were humbled by the support they had received from their supporters throughout the competition, that gave them the strength and momentum to continue.

The event with Artel is one of the first in a series of events that Uzbekistan’s Olympians are expected to attend over the coming weeks, including a reception with President Mirziyoyev on 13 August. The triumphant return to the country is being publicized around the country, and is expected to provide significant inspiration for another generation of young athletes around Uzbekistan.

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