Uzbekistan's athletes awarded eight medals at the Asian Taekwondo Championships

Uzbekistan national taekwondo team have arrived in Tashkent after they took part at the Asian Taekwondo Championships in Hochiminh, Vietnam as well as in the prestigious the World Taekwondo Grand Prix of 2018 in Rome, Italy.

They were welcomed at the Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov by the National Olympic Committee and the Taekwondo WTF Association, athletes' relatives, a sea of fans and media.

Uzbekistan’s Nikita Rafalovich and Nigora Tursunkulova claimed two gold medals, while their compatriot Jasur Boyquziev was awarded a bronze medal as Maksim Rafalovich, Sardor Toirov, Madina Mannopova, Niyoz Pulatov and Dmitriy Shokin earned bronze medals at Asian Taekwondo Championship in Vietnam.