Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Representative of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Rashitov reached the final of the taekwondo tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

In the semifinals, he went to dayan against Nedzad Khusic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

In the first round, Ulugbek Rashitov won with a score of 14:1. Rashitov also won the second round with a score of 8:2. The third round ended with a score 6:2 in favor of the representative of Uzbekistan.

In the final, Ulugbek Rashitov will face the winner of the match between Bradley Sinden (Great Britain) and Shuai Zhao (China).

Thus, Ulugbek Rashitov secured himself at least a silver medal. Ulugbek Rashitov became the first athlete in the history of Uzbekistan, who won the Olympic Games in the taekwondo tournament.