"Jorabek Eshpulatov" won the gold medal in the individual competition
In the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the individual events of the World Judo Championships for juniors have concluded. This is reported by One.uz.
On the final day of the competition, the Uzbek junior team achieved a pleasing result: Jo‘rabek Eshpo‘latov won a silver medal in the 90 kg weight category. Thus, the Uzbek national judo team finished the individual events with a total of 6 medals and secured a strong third place in the overall team standings.
The silver medal of Jo‘rabek Eshpo‘latov Jo‘rabek Eshpo‘latov reached the final during the competition. Due to his loss in the final match, he was awarded the silver medal.
This result increased the number of medals for the Uzbek delegation and raised their overall tally in the individual events to six. Jo‘rabek Eshpo‘latov’s silver medal will be remembered as one of the significant outcomes of the championship’s final day.
Overall results of the Uzbek team The Uzbek junior judokas won 1 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals in the individual events. The gold medal belongs to Iroda Sirojiddinova (40 kg), and the silver medal to Jo‘rabek Eshpo‘latov (90 kg).
The bronze medals were won by Bobur Yusupov (55 kg), Behruzbek Usmonov (73 kg), Alina Kolyucheva (44 kg), and Charos Hikmatova (48 kg). Thus, six athletes from Uzbekistan placed on the podium at the World Championships.
Team program and future prospects Although the individual events have concluded, the program of the World Championships in Guayaquil continues. Today, the mixed team event competitions are being held.
Therefore, the Uzbek junior team still has the opportunity to increase its medal count. In the team event, mutual coordination and overall readiness of the athletes acquire special importance.
The main takeaway from Ecuador — a new generation is being formed in Uzbekistan. The individual events of the World Championships in Guayaquil concluded successfully for Uzbek judo: 1 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze — a total of 6 medals.
Most importantly, this result is not a random single success. The fact that six athletes across different weight categories succeeded in their medal matches shows that the new generation of Uzbek judokas is demonstrating its capabilities on the international stage.
Source: One.uz
