Tashkent will once again host a stage of the Challenge World Cup series in artistic gymnastics

16 September 2026
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Tashkent will once again host a stage of the Challenge World Cup series in artistic gymnastics

For the second time, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan will host a stage of the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup with the participation of 70 athletes from 19 countries: Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Vietnam, Georgia, India, Jordan, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Latvia, Mongolia, Syria, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.

Hosting the World Cup stage has become another practical result of the implementation of Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PP-449 dated December 23, 2022, “On Measures for the Further Development of Gymnastics Sports.”

Thanks to large-scale reforms being carried out in the field of sports, Uzbekistan is strengthening its position as one of the leading venues for major international gymnastics competitions.

The national men's team will be represented by Asadbek Azamov, Khumoyun Islomov, Mansur Rakhmatov, Akhrorkhon Temirkhonov, Ozotilla Abdurasulov, and Alisher Boysarov.

The Uzbekistan women's national team will feature artistic gymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina, as well as Solikha Tursunboeva, Dildora Aripova, and Yusufova Shakhinabonu.

The main organizers of the World Cup stage are the Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan, the Gymnastics Federation of Uzbekistan, and JSC “Uzavtosanoat.”

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