The opening ceremony was attended by Anvar Buranov, Head of the Syrdarya Regional Department of Sports; Vyacheslav Didrikh, Secretary General of the Uzbekistan Rowing & Canoe Federation; Bahodirkhoja Eshonov, Regional Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan; Iftikhor Urokov, Director of the Gulistan Center for Olympic and Paralympic Sports Training; as well as other representatives of the sports sector. The competition brings together the country’s strongest athletes from all regions. The tournament is taking place in a highly competitive and spectacular atmosphere and represents an important stage in the national sports calendar. The Uzbekistan Cup will conclude on December 25.