Ilya Sibirtsev wins bronze at World Cup swimming stage in Tashkent

Uzbekistan's swimmer Ilya Sibirtsev took third place at the World Cup swimming stage, which is being held in Tashkent. This was reported by Podrobno.uz.

The athlete won the bronze medal at a distance of 800 meters freestyle, covering it in 7 minutes 40.77 seconds. This award became the first for the Uzbekistan team at the current tournament.

The first place at the distance was taken by Lukas Henwo from Belgium with a time of 7 minutes 37.83 seconds, and the second was finished by the representative of the USA Carson Foster with a result of 7 minutes 40.38 seconds.

The World Cup stage is being held in Uzbekistan for the first time. 230 swimmers from 40 countries are taking part in the competitions, the tournament will last until October 10.