Karatist Zhavokhir Jakhongirov wins gold at World Youth Championship

The junior and youth competitions are being held in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biała, with representatives from 120 countries participating. Jakhongirov won the top award in the individual kata event, becoming the first world champion in karate among youth in Uzbekistan's history. In the final match, the athlete, trained by Hamdam Shodibekov, defeated USA's Zho Edmond with a score of 5:0. As reported by Kursiv Uzbekistan, another medal was won by Shokhjakhon Atakhanov, who took second place. For the first time at a single World Youth Karate Championship, athletes from Uzbekistan have won two awards - gold and silver.