Svetlana Osipova is the first Uzbek female athlete to win a medal in taekwondo at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Another proud page has been added to the history of Uzbek sports. Svetlana Osipova, a talented student of the Faculty of Taekwondo and Sports Activities of the National University of Uzbekistan, a member of our taekwondo WT team, won a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and became the first Uzbek female taekwondo athlete to win an Olympic medal in this sport.
Svetlana Osipova participated in the Olympic Games in the women’s over 67 kg weight category. In the first round, she demonstrated a high level of skill and tenacity, confidently defeating the two-time world champion, Great Britain’s Rebecca McGinn.
In the next, semi-final round, she defeated a strong opponent from South Korea, Lee Dabin, and advanced to the decisive final battle.
In the final, she competed with the representative of the host country, former world champion and bronze medalist of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Althea Laurin. Although the competition was extremely tough and exciting, our compatriot lost a little advantage and was awarded the silver medal in the end.
With this result, Svetlana Osipova wrote her name in golden letters not only in the history of sports in Uzbekistan, but also in the entire Central Asia.
This victory of Svetlana Osipova became a great source of inspiration for female athletes from Uzbekistan. Her perseverance, dedication and high sportsmanship indicate that Uzbek sports are moving to a new level.
The multi-thousand-strong team of the National University of Uzbekistan, professors, teachers and students sincerely congratulate the talented student of the Faculty of Taekwondo and Sports Activities Svetlana Osipova on this brilliant result.
The scientific and theoretical base created by the university administration, the conditions for practical training and the selfless work of the coaches were the main factors in the athlete’s achievement of this level.
It should be recalled that the Faculty of Taekwondo and Sports Activities within the National University of Uzbekistan was established by the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PQ-3390 dated November 16, 2017. This faculty has quickly become a large scientific and practical center for training highly qualified athletes in taekwondo.
Today, many winners of Olympic, world and Asian championships are emerging among the graduates of this faculty. Two-time Olympic champions such as Ulugbek Rashitov, and now female athletes such as Svetlana Osipova, continue this high tradition.