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Uzbekistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

sporting event delegation

Uzbekistan sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Only one skier from Uzbekistan was selected to go. Yokutkhon Kholbekova (Uzbek: Ёқутхон Холбекова) is going to compete in para-Nordic skiing. Saodat Numanova was selected to referee para-alpine skiing events. 2018 is the second time for Uzbekistan going to the Winter Paralympics.

Team

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Skiers from Uzbekistan were invited to the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1] Yokutkhon Kholbekova (Uzbek: Ёқутхон Холбекова) was the only skier selected. She competed in para-Nordic skiing.[2] Saodat Numanova was selected to referee para-alpine skiing events.[3]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Uzbekistan") in the 2018 games.

Team Uzbekistan
Name Sport Gender Classification Events ref
Yokutkhon Kholbekova (Uzbek: Ёқутхон Холбекова) para-Nordic skiing female [1][2][4][5]

History

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Uzbekistan first went to the Winter Paralympic Games in 2014. They sent 2 sportspeople. Ramil Gayazov was the only one who competed. They did not win any medals.[6][7]

Para-Nordic skiing

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Skiers

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Yokutkhon Kholbekova went to a World Cup event in January 2018.[2] She also competes in para-athletics events, participating in national championships in Uzbekistan.[8]

Schedule

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On 12 March, the 15 km race takes place. Standing and vision impaired women race started at 10:00 PM. The sprint classic qualification took place on 14 March from 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM for both men and women in all classes. It was followed in the afternoon by the semifinals and finals.  The classic race took place on 17 March. The standing and visually impaired women's race took place from 10:00 AM - 12:30.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Қишки Паралимпия ўйинларида 1 нафар ҳамюртимиз иштирок этади". sports.uz (in Uzbek). 2018-02-08. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Қишки Олимпиадада Ўзбекистон шарафини икки спортчи ҳимоя қилади. Бугун улар сафарга кузатилди". Daryo (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Komil To'xtayev XXIII qishki Olimpiya o'yinlarining ochilish marosimida O'zbekiston bayrog'ini ko'taradi". O‘zbekiston Milliy axborot agentligi. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Холбекова Ёқутхон ХII қишки Паралимпия Ўйинларида ватанимиз шарафини химоя қилади – O'zbekiston milliy paralimpiya assotsiatsiyasi". paralympic.uz (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Yokutkhon Kholbekova". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Uzbekistan". International Paralympic Committee.
  7. ↑ Paralympic Games (2018-02-09), Uzbekistan at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, retrieved 2018-02-17
  8. ↑ "Ўзбекистон чемпионлари аниқланди" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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