Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A meeting of the heads of ministries and departments for physical culture and sports of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization continues. The delegates present at the event, in accordance with the agenda, present their reports and presentations to the audience. In particular, the Secretary General of the NOC of Uzbekistan, Oybek Kasimov, who spoke at it, introduced the ongoing preparations for the IV Youth Asian and Para-Asian Games in 2025.

“At the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), held in December 2020 in the city of Muscat of the Sultanate of Oman, Tashkent received the right to host the Asian Games in 2025. A special commission of the OCA visited Tashkent and analyzed the possibilities of our capital. Despite the fact that the commission presented its conclusions that Tashkent has all the possibilities for holding competitions, the esteemed President of the country gave instructions on the construction of a Special Olympic Village and new sports facilities for holding the Games at a high level.

The footage you see is taken from the project of the new Olympic Village, which will be built for the Tashkent 2025 Asian Youth Games. Spread over 100 hectares, this area includes both a dedicated Olympic Village and new facilities for a range of sports, a hostel for guests and other buildings. Currently, the design and estimate documentation is in the process of approval, and by the end of 2024 it will be built and put into operation," the NOC Secretary General said.

During the presentation, Oybek Kasimov spoke in detail about the features of new sports facilities, about the directions in which specialized buildings will be built.