Uzbekistan is competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which is originally scheduled to take place from 26 July 2024 to 11 August 2024. It is the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Two Uzbekistani archers qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's and women's individual recurve competitions by virtue of their result at the 2023 Asian Continental Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand;[1] and 2024 Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey.
Uzbek track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2][3]
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Uzbekistani canoeists qualified three boats for the Games through the result of highest rank eligible nations in the following events, through the 2024 Asian Sprint Canoeing Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Uzbekistan entered one male and two female riders to compete in the road race events at the Olympics. Uzbekistan secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[6]
Uzbekistan entered one diver at Paris 2024. The nation gained the quota by virtue of being the top twelve ranked individual in men's platform, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, marking the nation's debut in this sport.
Uzbekistan entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Zaynab Dayibekova secured her quota places in women's sabre events after being nominated as one of the two highest-ranked individual fencers, eligible for the Asia & Oceania zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
Uzbekistan qualified three artistic gymnasts into the games. Rasuljon Abdurakhimov directly secured his quota to compete at the Olympics by being one of the highest-ranked eligible athletes in the men's parallel bars through the final accumulations of the 2024 Apparatus World Cup Series rankings. Khabibullo Ergashev received the reallocated host nation spot after French gymnast Samir Aït Saïd qualified via the aforementioned World Cup series. Abdulla Azimov earned a berth after finishing third at the 2024 Asian Championships, but first among non-qualified gymnasts.
Uzbekistan qualified six rhythmic gymnasts. Takhmina Ikromova qualified for the individual all-around through the nation's results at the 2023 World Championship in Valencia, Spain;[12] meanwhile Uzbekistani women's group qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the gold medal, at the 2024 Asian Championships in Tashkent.
Uzbekistani modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for the Olympic games. Alise Fakhrutdinova secured her spots in the women's event by virtue of the top five eligible nations through the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[13]
Athlete
Event
Fencing (épée one touch)
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Uzbekistan qualified five athletes to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 gold medalists Ulugbek Rashitov and Svetlana Osipova qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective divisions. Later on, Ozoda Sobirjonova and Jasurbek Jaysunov qualified for the games by winning the semifinal rounds in their respective division, at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[14] Nikita Rafalovich join the squad through the re-allocations of Individual Neutral Athletes quota.
Uzbekistan entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Akbar Djuraev (men's 102 kg) and Rigina Adashbaeva (women's 81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings; meanwhile Tursunoy Jabborova (women's +81 kg) qualified for the games via the re-allocations of unused host or universality spots.[15]
Uzbekistan qualified seven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[16][17] meanwhile, the other wrestlers qualified for the games after winning the semifinal match, at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.