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03/08/2016
Flag of Uzbekistan raised in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Uzbekistan raised in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
A flag of Uzbekistan was raised in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on 2 August 2016.
According to Uzbekistan National Olympic Committee, athletes of Uzbekistan, representatives of the organizational committee of Olympic Games-2016 and administration of Rio de Janeiro took part in the ceremony.
About 100 athletes from Uzbekistan will take part in XXXI Summer Olympic and XV Paralympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
They will compete in such sports as rowing, gymnastics, rowing, kayaking and canoeing, boxing, judo, track and weightlifting, gymnastics, table tennis, swimming, taekwondo (WTF), tennis, trampoline, shooting, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
The summer 2016 Olympic Games will be held from 5 to 21 August, while the Paralympic Games - from 7 to 18 September.
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