Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Diyora Keldiyorova, judo champion at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, has donated her competition kimono to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) museum. A press conference marking this event took place at the main press center of the competition.

Attendees at the conference included Uzbekistan’s Minister of Sports Adham Ikramov, the General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee Oybek Kasimov, as well as officials from the IOC and the International Judo Federation.

Keldiyorova is the first Uzbek athlete to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics. Officials highlighted that the attention and support from the government and the President have enabled Uzbek women to achieve such significant results on the international stage, reflecting the growth of women’s sports in Uzbekistan. Keldiyorova expressed her pride in her historic victory and the honor of having her kimono preserved at the IOC museum.

At the end of the event, the organizers prepared a special gift for Keldiyorova. Her judo idol, double Olympic champion Clarisse Agbegnenou from France, congratulated Keldiyorova on her historic win and offered warm wishes.