Tashkent solemnly welcomed participants and medalists of the Asian Para Games

Welcome ceremony for the national team

Uzbekistan held a solemn welcome for the winners and participants of the Asian Para Games. The ceremony was attended by Senate Chairperson Tanzila Narbayeva, Sports Minister Adham Ikramov, the President's representative on sports Odil Abdurakhmonov, the first deputy director of the National Agency for Social Protection, as well as the first deputy chairperson of the National Paralympic Committee Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva, Kun.uz reports.

The President's congratulation and performance results

Tanzila Narbayeva read out the President's congratulation to those gathered. According to the outlet, members of the Uzbekistan delegation competed in 11 sports programs of the Asian Para Games, including para athletics, para judo, para swimming, para powerlifting, para taekwondo and para cycling, and in total won 145 medals.

Significance of the event

The event underscores the official level of recognition of para-athletes' achievements: the ceremony was attended by the country's top officials, including the head of the Senate and the sports minister. For the athletes themselves and the National Paralympic Committee, it is a public consolidation of the result — 145 medals in 11 disciplines. In practical terms, this means the team's performance has been officially recorded at the state level, which usually serves as a basis for further recognition and support of the athletes. Details on the distribution of medals among gold, silver and bronze are not provided in the published materials.