Uzbekistan robotics team awarded after winning world championship

According to the decree of the head of state, the team's head coach Ziyodulla Butakhonov was awarded the medal "Sodiq xizmatlari uchun". The medal "Kelajak bunyodkori" was awarded to the team captain Ibrohim Salomov, technical coach Abdullokh Abdurakhmonov, managers Saffina Teshabaeva and Hasanxon Yusupkhuzhaev, as well as nine team members: Shokhruhbek Akbarov, Akbarshokh Kosimov, Ayubkhon Mirakhmedov, Umarbek Pardaev, Shukrullo Sodikov, Mahkambek Teshabaev, Jasurbek Tojikuziev, Bakhodir Urmanov and Khondamir Urmanov.

The international competition FIRST Global Challenge 2026 was held from 7 to 10 October in South Korea under the motto Igniting Innovation. The tournament's theme was forest fires and the creation of technological solutions to combat them, eliminate the consequences and restore the territories.

At the tournament, the Uzbekistan team won all 16 matches, set a record for the competition with a score of 637 points and won three gold medals, taking first place among representatives of almost 200 countries (according to Uznews and Kursiv - about 190 countries).