Judo World Championship opening ceremony

Today the opening ceremony of the Judo World Championship was held at the Humo Arena sports complex.

The opening ceremony was attended by high-ranking guests, including Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, President of the International Judo Federation Marius Wieser, Hakim of Tashkent Jahongir Ortikhodjaev, Minister of Sports Development Adham Ikramov, General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan Oybek Kasimov.

Marius Wieser addressed the ceremony and congratulated all judoists and officials, as well as fans. After our guest of honour, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov made a speech about the work carried out by the President of our country and congratulated the guests on the World Championship.

The flag of the International Judo Federation was raised at the Humo Arena by Rishad Sabirov, 2-time world champion and Olympic medallist.

For information, this is the first time the Judo World Championship is held in our country.