Sport in Uzbekistan

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Over the centuries, Uzbekistan has had a tradition of fostering equestrians and wrestlers (palvins). Some of the sports that originate in the country are the kurash, which is a type of upright wrestling. Other types of wrestling are belbogli kurash, turon, and boyqurgan all having the same origins. Other popular sports in Uzbekistan are football, boxing, wrestling, futsal, and judo.

Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent will host the 2025 Asian Youth Games.^[1]

Uzbekistan will also host the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup