Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Representative of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Rashitov won the first medal for Uzbekistan at the Tokyo Olympics. Rashitov won the gold medal.

In the taekwondo competition in the final in the weight category up to 68 kg, Ulugbek Rashitov faced Bradley Sinden from Great Britain.

Ulugbek Rashitov won the first round with a score of 13-8 and lost the second with a score of 5-6. In the third round, the representative of Uzbekistan won with a score of 16-15.

Ulugbek Rashitov became the champion of the Olympic Games. He became the first Olympic medalist in this sport in the entire history of Uzbekistan.