Prizes for Presidential Olympiad winners to increase 2.5 times from 2027

The champion of the Olympiad will receive 25 million soums, the silver medalist — 12 million, and the bronze medalist — 6 million. School graduates who win the competitions and break a national record of Uzbekistan will be able to enroll in sports faculties at higher education institutions on a state grant without entrance examinations.

Every year, 50 winners will be sent abroad for international training camps. The sports school with the best result in its discipline will receive the necessary equipment. The number of sports in the program is planned to reach 35, and the age boundaries will be expanded: students aged 14 to 17 will compete. The capital's Museum of Olympic Glory will be relocated to the Olympic Village.

More than 3,500 young athletes from various regions are participating in the current Olympiad, competing in 26 Olympic and Paralympic sports. Around 1,500 coaches are preparing the participants. Speaking at the ceremony, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated that over the past ten years, athletes from Uzbekistan have won 5,518 medals at major international tournaments, including 1,675 golds, which is three times more than in the previous decade.