Uzbekistan wins 23 medals on day one of the Asian Para Games to sit third overall

On the first day of the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, Uzbekistan's athletes won 23 medals: 6 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze. The result puts the team third overall, behind China and host Japan.

Seven of the medals came in para swimming, six in para athletics, five in para judo, four in para taekwondo and one in track cycling. Lolakhon Kodirova (50 m freestyle, S5) and Egor Bolotov (100 m freestyle, S13) took gold in the pool.

On October 19, Qudratilloh Ma'rufkhojaev, Kodirova and Bobur Toshtemirov each set new Asian Para Games records in their events. China leads the table with 62 medals, followed by Japan with 27.