Uzbek para-athletes enter the top three at the Asian Para Games for the first time, winning 145 medals

The Uzbekistan national team took third place in the overall medal standings of the 5th Asian Para Games in Japan's Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, winning 45 gold, 49 silver and 51 bronze medals. This is the country's best result in the history of the Games: for the first time the team entered the top three. The athletes set world, Asian and continental records.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 25 October 2026 at 07:172 min read

The key facts

Uzbekistan — third in the overall medal standings of the Asian Para Games after China (435 medals) and Japan (186)
145 medals won: 45 gold, 49 silver, 51 bronze
1 world record, 7 Games records and 5 continental records set

Historic result in Nagoya

The Uzbekistan national team concluded the 5th Asian Para Games, held on October 18–24 in Japan's Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya, in third place in the overall medal standings. According to Kun.uz and Gazeta.uz, Uzbek athletes won 145 medals: 45 gold, 49 silver and 51 bronze. For the first time in the country's history at the Asian Para Games, the national team entered the top three on the continent.

Comparison with previous Games

The outlets cite different benchmarks for past achievements. Kun.uz notes that the previous best result was fifth place at the 2014 Games in South Korea. Gazeta.uz, in turn, recalls that three years ago in Hangzhou Uzbekistan took eighth place among 45 countries with 79 medals (25 gold, 24 silver, 30 bronze). Zamon.uz writes that the current result is two positions higher than the delegation's previous best achievement. The sources do not comment on the contradiction between the assessments of past results.

Records and tournament results

In the overall medal standings, first place went to China with 435 medals, second to the host nation Japan with 186 medals. According to Gazeta.uz, during the competition Uzbek para-athletes set 1 world record, 7 Asian Para Games records and 5 continental records. Zamon.uz separately mentions the gold medal and record result of Boburbek Toshtemirov. Kun.uz adds that the delegation competed in 11 sports; the outlet also gives the number of participants — 149 athletes, while the medal figures are consistent across sources.

Return home

On October 24, the Games closing ceremony took place, with photo materials published by Gazeta.uz. According to UzNews.uz, upon arrival in Tashkent the Uzbek athletes were greeted in a festive atmosphere. Editorial conclusion from the facts presented: the jump from 79 medals in Hangzhou (according to Gazeta.uz) to 145 in Nagoya and the first top-three finish indicate a marked increase in the competitiveness of Uzbek para-sport at the continental level, and records of various levels show that the progress was reflected not only in the number of medals but also in the level of results.