Etirof 2017 Uzbekistan Culture and Sports Awards Ceremony was held at Istiklol Art Palace

The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan has announced the winners of the several nominations who contributed to the success of Culture, Arts, Journalism and Sports in Uzbekistan.

Yesterday, the Annual Awarding Ceremony named Etirof-2017 took place at the Istiklol Art Palace in order to award the Bests of the Year 2016.

In the field of Sports, several nominees such as The Best Sportsman of the Year, The Best Coach of the Year nominees were recognized in the ceremony.

The Best SportsMan of the Year: An Olympic gold medalist Hasanboy Dusmatov (Boxing)

The Best SportsWoman of the Year: A Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist of 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Recorder Fotima Amilova (Swimming)

The Best Coach of the Year: The Coach of the Uzbekistan National Weightlifting Team Bahrom Abdumalikov