- Our family of athletes. Our ancestors were engaged in wrestling. "My son, the State has brightened my face," says Husniddin Bobonov, the athlete's father. - He studied wrestling for fifteen years. Two-time Asian champion, winner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, silver medalist at the 2021 World Championship, World Champion. There is no greater happiness for me. I watched every debate today with excitement. I was especially worried that he would fight against a Georgian wrestler in the semi-finals. The reason is that when the two met in the semi-finals of "Tokyo-2020", the Georgian athlete won and became the Olympic champion. A strong opponent was waiting in the final. Shortly before the start of the finals, the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev surprised everyone. I noticed that the state has a double responsibility. Because here was not only the honor of the Motherland, but also the justification of the President's trust. His opponent in the final was the second time he faced the Italian Christian Parlati, and he won both times...

    - It has been 4 days since the start of the competition. More than a dozen of my teammates participated before me, - says the world champion Davlat Bobonov. "Unfortunately, they missed the opportunity." It was painful for all of us. Because we had prepared hard for this competition. Despite this I didn't lose my temper. The competition has begun. My first opponent was clear, but the exact identity of the others was unknown. The semi-final was a bit difficult. He had to fight with the champion of the "Tokyo-2020" Olympics. Last time I lost to him in a prestigious competition in Japan. As I stepped out onto the tatami, I thought only of victory. Finally, I succeeded. I won. Final. One step left for me. Even as my confidence grew, there was anxiety. Unexpectedly, I heard that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev came to the competition. I once again realized that I have no right to make mistakes and that I have to justify the trust of our people. Shouts and cheers encouraged me even more. Finally, I made it. My face lit up in front of our president. The most gratifying thing was that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented me with a gold medal at the awarding ceremony. This is a historic day. I am happy today. I have another competition ahead of me. God willing, I will win at the "Paris-2024" Olympics as well as today. I would like to express my gratitude to all my coaches who trained with me, Rector of Samarkand State University, scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Rustam Kholmurodov, who was the first to congratulate me.

Behruz Shamsiddinov

Samarkand State University

Information service officer.