Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The world championship in swimming in London (Great Britain) is over. The Uzbekistan national team took part in this licensed competition and it should be noted that our para-swimmers managed to win 8 medals and 3 tickets to the Tokyo Paralympics.

Member of the national team of Uzbekistan, winner of the Paralympics in Rio Shohsanam Toshpulatova won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal. Also, Islom Aslanov three times became the silver medalist of the competition.

Names of winners and prize winners of the World Cup:

Gold:

Shohsanam Toshpulatova - 1

Silver:

Islom Asanov - 3

Firdavs Musabekov - 1

Bronze:

Nigora Mirzokhidova - 1

Muzaffar Tursunkhodjaev - 1

Shohsanam Toshpulatova - 1

According to the Charter of the International Paralympic Committee, gold and silver medalists of the World Cup receive tickets to the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Thus, in this World Cup, our compatriots Shohsanam Toshpulatova, Islom Asanov and Firdavs Musabekov won trips to the Paralympics, the rest of our team won valuable rating points.

According to the Tokyo Paralympics Regulations, swimmers who have won a ticket have the right to compete in four distances. This means that our guys have the opportunity to start in 12 directions. Currently, our pair-athletes have won 7 licenses to the Tokyo Paralympics.