The Russian Union of Athletes and the Council of Sports Veterans of Uzbekistan became partners

13 May 2023

On May 13, Secretary General of the Russian Olympic Committee Rodion Plitukhin, President of the Russian Union of Athletes David Musulbes and First Vice President of the Russian Union of Athletes Tatyana Logunova paid a working visit to the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.

The meeting was attended by the Secretary General of NOC Uzbekistan Oybek Kasimov, Advisor to the Minister of Youth Policy and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan Avaz Karimov, as well as veterans of Uzbek sport.

Both sides discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation between Uzbekistan and Russia in the field of physical culture and sports, as well as prospects for further cooperation between the two countries. An exchange of views took place on implementing various projects, including the holding of joint training camps of Russian and Uzbek teams in various sports.

At the end of the event, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Council of Sports Veterans of Uzbekistan and the Russian Union of Athletes. The participants agreed to organize events with the participation of sports veterans from both countries.

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