Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) —  President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Uzbekistan.

The decision was made during the General Assembly of the NOC, where the election of a new chairman was a key agenda item.

In addition to the election of the chairman, new leadership positions within the committee were also filled. Otabek Umarov was appointed First Deputy Chairman, Sherzod Tashmatov as Deputy Chairman, and Oybek Kasymov as the Secretary General of the NOC.

The assembly was attended by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, Head of the Presidential Administration Department Odil Abdurakhmanov, Minister of Sports Adkham Ikramov, as well as General Assembly members and representatives of sports federations and associations.