Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected head of Uzbekistan’s NOC, Otabek Umarov becomes first deputy

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Otabek Umarov became first deputy chairperson. Oybek Kasimov was reelected as secretary general and Sherzod Tashmatov as deputy chairperson of the NOC.</h4> </div> <div class="mar-10"></div> <div class="articleDateTime"> <span style="float: right;">   <a href="/uz/2024/11/25/noc/">Ўзбек тилида</a>   <a href="/oz/2024/11/25/noc/">O‘zbek tilida</a>   <a href="/ru/2024/11/25/noc/">На русском языке</a> </span> 26 November 2024, 12:20   <span itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"> <span itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem"> <a href="/en/sport/"><span itemprop="name">Sport</span></a>   <meta itemprop="position" content="1" /> </span> </span> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="articleContent type-news"> <div itemprop="articleBody" class="js-mediator-article article-text" id="redactor" data-id="160663"> <p>President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been unanimously elected as chairperson of Uzbekistan’s National Olympic Committee, the NOC press service <a href="https://olympic.uz/ru/news/8036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">announced</a>.</p><p>The 41st general assembly of the NOC was held on 25 November. It was attended by prime minister Abdulla Aripov, presidential advisor Odil Abdurakhmanov, sports minister Adkham Ikramov, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) vice president Otabek Umarov and others.</p><p><span class="fr-img-caption fr-dib fr-fil fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="undefined"><span class="fr-img-wrap" style="width: 640px;"><img itemprop="image" alt="Oybek Kasimov." data-thumb="/media/img/2024/11/SSOzgA17325951576131_s.jpg" data-url="/media/img/2024/11/SSOzgA17325951576131_b.jpg" data-title="1732595048845.jpg" data-id="190622" data-src="/media/img/2024/11/SSOzgA17325951576131_b.jpg" class="lazy"><span class="fr-inner">Oybek Kasimov.</span></span></span><div class="inpage-ad" id="adfox_168963148958184883_container"><div id="adfox_168963148958184883"></div> <script> window.yaContextCb.push(()=>{ Ya.adfoxCode.createScroll({ ownerId: 324267, containerId: 'adfox_168963148958184883', params: { p1: 'cyqku', p2: 'ilqh', slide: true, visibleAfterInit: false, insertAfter: 'undefined', insertPosition: '0', stick: false, stickTo: 'auto', stickyColorScheme: 'light', replayMode: 'manual' } }) }); var top_inpageAdTime = 0; var top_inpageAdPeriod = 250; function top_toggleInpageAd() { if (top_inpageAdTime >= 120000) { return; } setTimeout(function() { var top_inpageAd = document.getElementById('adfox_168963148958184883'); var top_inpageAdContainer = document.getElementById('adfox_168963148958184883_container'); if (!top_inpageAd || !top_inpageAd.innerHTML) { if (top_inpageAdContainer.classList.contains('active')) { top_inpageAdContainer.classList.remove('active'); } else { top_toggleInpageAd(); } } else { if (!top_inpageAdContainer.classList.contains('active')) { top_inpageAdContainer.classList.add('active'); } top_toggleInpageAd(); } }, top_inpageAdPeriod); top_inpageAdTime += top_inpageAdPeriod; } top_toggleInpageAd(); </script> <div class="inpage-ad-footer"><a href="/reklama">Advertising on Gazeta.uz</a></div></div></p><p>General secretary Oybek Kasimov, who chaired the event, emphasized that, per the committee’s charter, the NOC leadership will now be restructured every Olympic cycle.</p><p>Minister Adkham Ikramov presented a report on achievements during the previous Olympic cycle.</p><p>Prime minister Abdulla Aripov highlighted successes but also pointed out missed opportunities, criticizing underperforming federations for not meeting expectations.</p><p>The assembly then addressed the issue of electing a new NOC chairperson. Former head Rustam Shaabdurakhmanov left the post in February 2022, and minister Adkham Ikramov has been overseeing the committee’s activities since then.</p><p><img itemprop="image" class="fr-dib fr-fil lazy" alt="abdulla aripov, national olympics committee, noc, otabek umarov, oybek kasimov, shavkat mirziyoyev, sherzod tashmatov" data-lightbox-hide-title="1" data-thumb="/media/img/2024/11/wZNGyP17325951733437_s.jpg" data-url="/media/img/2024/11/wZNGyP17325951733437_b.jpg" data-title="1732595065210.jpg" data-id="190623" data-src="/media/img/2024/11/wZNGyP17325951733437_b.jpg"></p><blockquote><p>“Considering the critical need for thorough preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, the request from the country’s Olympic community, athletes and coaches, prime minister Abdulla Aripov proposed the candidacy of president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The delegates unanimously approved the nomination, electing Shavkat Mirziyoyev as the NOC chairperson,” the statement said.</p></blockquote><p><span class="fr-img-caption fr-dib fr-fil fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="undefined"><span class="fr-img-wrap" style="width: 640px;"><img itemprop="image" alt="Sherzod Tashmatov." data-thumb="/media/img/2024/11/k9bUcB17325951876686_s.jpg" data-url="/media/img/2024/11/k9bUcB17325951876686_b.jpg" data-title="1732595079668.jpg" data-id="190624" data-src="/media/img/2024/11/k9bUcB17325951876686_b.jpg" class="lazy"><span class="fr-inner">Sherzod Tashmatov.</span></span></span></p><p>OCA vice president Otabek Umarov, who is president’s son-in-law, was elected first deputy chairperson of the NOC, Oybek Kasimov was reelected as secretary general and Sherzod Tashmatov as deputy chairperson.</p> <div id="extra"></div> </div> <a href="https://telegram.me/gazetauznews" class="smm-subscription-telegram" target="_blank"> <img src="/i/telegram-icon-opacity.png" alt="Telegram" /> <span>Subscribe to our Telegram channel</span> </a> </div> <div class="articleInfo"> <span itemprop="author">Gazeta.uz</span>     <i class="far fa-eye" aria-hidden="true"></i> 1 491 <div class="articleTags"> <ul> <li><a href="/en/tag/abdulla aripov/">#<span itemprop="about">abdulla aripov</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/tag/national olympics committee/">#<span itemprop="about">national olympics committee</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/tag/noc/">#<span itemprop="about">noc</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/tag/otabek umarov/">#<span itemprop="about">otabek umarov</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/tag/oybek kasimov/">#<span itemprop="about">oybek kasimov</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/tag/shavkat mirziyoyev/">#<span itemprop="about">shavkat mirziyoyev</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/tag/sherzod tashmatov/">#<span itemprop="about">sherzod tashmatov</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 22px 0 18px"> </div> <div class="share articleSocial" data-type="desktop" data-twitter-via="gazeta_uz"></div> </div> <br> <h3 class="block-title">Comments</h3> <div class="contentBox"> <div id="comments"> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="form__message" class="form-message"></div> <form action="/en/comments/submit/" id="comment-form" class="disabled" method="post" style="border:none"> <input type="hidden" name="material_id" value="160663"/> <input type="hidden" name="parent_id" id="comment-parent-id" value=""/> <div class="comment-sent-box"> <textarea name="txt" id="message" disabled="disabled" maxlength="6000" data-auth-msg="You are not logged in. 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Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected head of Uzbekistan’s NOC, Otabek Umarov becomes first deputy – Gazeta.uz