Editing Uzbekistan (section)

=== Boxing ===
[[Boxing]] is also one of the most popular sports in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has four Olympic champions, winners of two silver and eight bronze medals at the Olympic Games in this sport. The country also has more medal winners in boxing at the Asian Games, the [[Asian Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]] and the [[IBA World Boxing Championships|World]]. At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], Uzbekistan [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|boxing]] team took first place in the medal standings in boxing, winning 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. At the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], the Uzbekistan boxing team performed even better: five uzbek boxers [[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|were awarded]] gold medals.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/summer/boxing/reviews/ |title=Uzbekistan proved at the Olympics that it is number one in boxing /}}</ref>

[[Ruslan Chagaev]] is a former professional boxer representing Uzbekistan in the WBA. He won the WBA champion title in 2007 after defeating Nikolai Valuev.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Starck|first=Peter|date=15 April 2007|title=Chagaev beats Valuev to lift heavyweight title|language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boxing-chagaev-idUSL1402374320070415|access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709192012/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boxing-chagaev-idUSL1402374320070415 |url-status=live}}</ref> Chagaev defended his title twice before losing it to Vladimir Klitschko in 2009. Another young talented boxer [[Hasanboy Dusmatov]], light flyweight champion at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], won the [[Val Barker Trophy]] for the outstanding male boxer of Rio 2016 on 21 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aiba.org/blog/uzbekistans-new-olympic-light-flyweight-champion-hasanboy-dusmatov-wins-val-barker-trophy-outstanding-male-boxer-rio-2016/ |title= Uzbekistan's new Olympic Light Flyweight Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov wins the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding male boxer of Rio 2016 |publisher= AIBA |access-date= 21 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160823132705/http://www.aiba.org/blog/uzbekistans-new-olympic-light-flyweight-champion-hasanboy-dusmatov-wins-val-barker-trophy-outstanding-male-boxer-rio-2016/ |archive-date= 23 August 2016 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> On 21 December 2016 Dusmatov was honoured with the AIBA Boxer of the Year award at a 70-year anniversary event of [[International Boxing Association|AIBA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/aiba-celebrates-70-year-anniversary-gala-dinner-company-boxing-legends/ |title=AIBA celebrates 70-year anniversary with Gala Dinner in the company of Boxing Legends|publisher=AIBA |access-date=21 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224043205/http://www.aiba.org/blog/aiba-celebrates-70-year-anniversary-gala-dinner-company-boxing-legends/|archive-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>

[[Michael Kolganov]], an Uzbek–born sprint canoer, was world champion and won an Olympic bronze in Sydney in the K1 500-meter in 2000 on behalf of Israel.<ref>{{cite web|last=IOC|title=Sydney 2000 Canoe Sprint - Olympic Results by Discipline |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/canoe-sprint|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Olympics.com|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710081716/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/canoe-sprint |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009 and 2011, another Uzbek émigré, gymnast [[Alexander Shatilov]], won a world bronze medal as an [[Artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] in floor exercise, though he lives in and represents Israel in international competitions.{{citation needed|date=May 2023|reason=Previous URL: <nowiki>https://www.haaretz.com/hblocked</nowiki> is a generic page to subscribe to Haaretz.}} [[Oksana Chusovitina]] has attended eight Olympic games, and won five world medals in artistic gymnastics including an Olympic gold. Some of those medals were won while representing Germany and the Soviet Union, though she currently competes for Uzbekistan.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2016|title=The most incredible athlete in Rio?|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17211754/41-year-old-oksana-chusovitina-most-incredible-athlete-olympics|access-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live|language=en |website=ESPN.com|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815005929/http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17211754/41-year-old-oksana-chusovitina-most-incredible-athlete-olympics}}</ref>

Uzbekistan is the home of the International [[Kurash]] Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=IKA {{!}} International Kurash Association|url=https://kurash-ika.org/en/|access-date=8 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715182439/http://kurash-ika.org/en/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kurash is an internationalised and modernised form of traditional Uzbek wrestling.

[[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's premier football league is the [[Uzbekistan Super League|Uzbek Super League]], which has consisted of 16 teams since 2015. The current champions (2022) are [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|FC Pakhtakor]]. [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] holds the record for the most Uzbekistan champion titles, having won the league ten times. Uzbekistan's football clubs regularly participate in the [[AFC Champions League]] and the [[AFC Cup]]. [[FC Nasaf|FC Nasaf Qarashi]] won the [[2011 AFC Cup|AFC Cup in 2011]], the first international club cup for Uzbek football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stock Photo - Players of Uzbekistan's Nasaf FC celebrate their winning AFC Cup 2011 final soccer match against Al-Kuwait of Kuwait in Karshi October 29, 2011. REUTERS/Tariq AlAli|url=https://www.alamy.com/players-of-uzbekistans-nasaf-fc-celebrate-their-winning-afc-cup-2011-final-soccer-match-against-al-kuwait-of-kuwait-in-karshi-october-29-2011-reuterstariq-alali-uzbekistan-tags-sport-soccer-image378277201.html|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Alamy|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190434/https://www.alamy.com/players-of-uzbekistans-nasaf-fc-celebrate-their-winning-afc-cup-2011-final-soccer-match-against-al-kuwait-of-kuwait-in-karshi-october-29-2011-reuterstariq-alali-uzbekistan-tags-sport-soccer-image378277201.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Where are they now? FC Nasaf's 2011 AFC Cup winners {{!}} Football {{!}} News {{!}} AFC Cup 2021|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/where-are-they-now-fc-nasaf-s-2011-afc-cup-winners|access-date=8 July 2021|website=the-AFC|language=en-GB|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184531/https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/where-are-they-now-fc-nasaf-s-2011-afc-cup-winners|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Humo Tashkent]], a professional ice hockey team was established in 2019 with the aim of joining [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL), a top level Eurasian league in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Hockey - Humo Tashkent (Uzbekistan) : palmares, results and name|url=https://www.the-sports.org/ice-hockey-humo-tashkent-results-identity-equ83133.html|access-date=7 July 2021|website=www.the-sports.org|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185009/https://www.the-sports.org/ice-hockey-humo-tashkent-results-identity-equ83133.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Humo will join the second-tier [[Supreme Hockey League]] (VHL) for the 2019–20 season. Humo play their games at the [[Humo Ice Dome]] which cost over €175 million in construction; both the team and arena derive their name from the mythical [[Huma bird]], a symbol of happiness and freedom.<ref name=Logo>{{cite web|title=Bird of Happiness - a symbol of the HC HUMO|url=http://uihf.uz/news#tab115|language=ru|date=22 July 2019|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720112541/http://www.uihf.uz/news#tab115|url-status=live}}</ref> Uzbekistan Hockey Federation (UHF) began preparation for forming national ice hockey team in joining [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] competitions.<ref>{{cite web|last=akbaryusupov|title=Tashkent-based Humo club to play in Higher Hockey League in 2019-2020 season|url=https://tashkenttimes.uz/sports/3971-tashkent-based-humo-club-to-play-in-higher-hockey-league-in-2019-2020-season|access-date=8 July 2021|website=tashkenttimes.uz|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185733/https://tashkenttimes.uz/sports/3971-tashkent-based-humo-club-to-play-in-higher-hockey-league-in-2019-2020-season|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before Uzbekistan's independence in 1991, the country was part of the Soviet Union [[Soviet Union national football team|football]], [[Soviet Union national rugby union team|rugby union]], [[Soviet Union men's national basketball team|basketball]], [[Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team|ice hockey]], and handball national teams. After independence, Uzbekistan created its own [[Uzbekistan national football team|football]], [[Uzbekistan national rugby union team|rugby union]], [[Uzbekistan men's national basketball team|basketball]] and [[Uzbekistan national futsal team|futsal]] national teams.

[[Tennis]] is a very popular sport in Uzbekistan, especially after Uzbekistan's sovereignty in 1991. Uzbekistan has its own Tennis Federation called the "UTF" (Uzbekistan Tennis Federation), created in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=UzDaily|title=UTF has played a big role in promotion of tennis in Uzbekistan- Kafelnikov|url=https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/15786|access-date=7 July 2021|website=UzDaily.uz|language=ru|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183359/https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/15786|url-status=live}}</ref> Uzbekistan also hosts an International WTA tennis tournament, the "Tashkent Open", held in Uzbekistan's capital city. This tournament has been held since 1999, and is played on outdoor hard courts. The most notable active players from Uzbekistan are [[Denis Istomin]] and [[Akgul Amanmuradova]].<ref>{{cite web|last=UzDaily|title=Denis Istomin wins, Amanmuradova loses|url=https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/14230|access-date=7 July 2021|website=UzDaily.uz|language=ru|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190556/https://www.uzdaily.uz/en/post/14230|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Chess]] is quite popular in Uzbekistan. The country boasts [[Rustam Kasimdzhanov]], who was the [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2004|FIDE World Chess Champion in 2004]], and many junior players like [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]], the 2021 [[World Rapid Chess Championship|World Rapid Chess Champion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rustam Kasimdzhanov {{!}} Top Chess Players|url=https://www.chess.com/players/rustam-kasimdzhanov|access-date=7 July 2021|website=Chess.com|language=en-US|archive-date=29 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729132753/https://www.chess.com/players/rustam-kasimdzhanov|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nodirbek Abdusattorov {{!}} Top Chess Players |url=https://www.chess.com/players/nodirbek-abdusattorov |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506213148/https://www.chess.com/players/nodirbek-abdusattorov |url-status=live }}</ref> The Uzbek team – consisting of GM [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]], GM [[Nodirbek Yakubboev]], GM [[Javokhir Sindarov]], GM [[Shamsiddin Vokhidov]] and GM [[Jahongir Vakhidov]] won gold at the [[44th Chess Olympiad]] in Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uzbekistan youngsters surprise winners of 44th Chess Olympiad |url=https://www.fide.com/news/1915 |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=Fide.com |language=en-US |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809152957/https://www.fide.com/news/1915 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other popular sports in Uzbekistan include [[basketball]], [[judo]], [[Handball|team handball]], [[baseball]], [[taekwondo]], and [[futsal]].

[[Ulugbek Rashitov]], won the country's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo, at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021.

In 2022, the [[2022 World Judo Championships|World Judo Championships]] were held in Tashkent.

In 2024, the [[2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup|FIFA Futsal World Cup]] was held in Uzbekistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=The William wall spurs Brazil to sixth star |url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/futsalworldcup/uzbekistan-2024 |access-date=6 October 2024 |website=Fifa.com |language=en-US }}</ref>

In 2025, Uzbek international [[footballer]]  [[Abdukodir Khusanov]], a [[center-back]], transferred from [[RC Lens|Lens]] to [[Manchester City]] on a four-and-a-half-year deal, becoming the first Uzbek player to compete in the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rising talent in Ligue 1 becomes Premier League's first Uzbek player |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4220864 |website=premierleague.com |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=en-US }}</ref>