A solemn send-off ceremony for the Uzbekistan delegation to the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games was held at the Museum of Olympic and Paralympic Glory in Tashkent.

At this event, it was announced that the flag bearers for the Uzbekistan sports delegation at the Olympics' opening ceremony will be Abdumalik Khalokov, world boxing champion and Asian Games winner, and Zaynab Dayibekova, Asian Games winner in fencing and recipient of the 'Shuhrat' medal.

Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in his address, disclosed the prize money amounts to be awarded to winners and medalists at the Olympic Games. According to him, Olympic champions will receive $200,000, silver medalists $100,000, and bronze medalists $50,000.

Coaches will also be rewarded with prize money of $50,000, $25,000, and $12,500 respectively.

The XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year.

For informational purposes, at the XXXII Olympic Games held in Tokyo, athletes who won gold medals—Ulugbek Rashidov, Akbar Juraev, and Bakhodir Jalolov—received $200,000 each, while bronze medalists Behzod Abdurakhmonov and Davlat Bobonov received $50,000 each. In addition to the cash prizes, gold medalists were also awarded a Tahoe car and a three-bedroom house, while bronze medalists received a Trailblazer car and a two-bedroom apartment.