“They will defend the honor of the country in Tokyo”: another heroine of the project Dilnoza Rakhmatova

We continue to introduce you to the Olympic licensees as part of the project “They will defend the honor of the country in Tokyo.” Today we will tell you about the activities of the representative of the Uzbekistan canoeing team, Dilnoza Rakhmatova. Rakhmatova Dilnoza Bakirovna was born on February 7, 1998 in the Tashkent region. Master of Sports of international class. Coach - Rustam Mirzadiyarov. The athlete worthily defends the honor of Uzbekistan in singles and doubles in canoeing (in doubles with Nilufar Zokirova). She has stood on the podium of the world championships among juniors, youth and adults more than once. At the 2018 Asian Games she won a silver medal together with Nilufar Zokirova (doubles, 500 meters), and also became a bronze medalist in the 200 meters singles. At the World Championships, which was held in the city of Szeged, Hungary (2019), in the doubles (200-meter distance), together with Nilufar Zokirova, they won bronze; in addition, they finished fifth in the 500-meter distance and were awarded a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games. At the award ceremony of the “National Sports Award - 2019” she was recognized as “Best Athlete of the Year”. She is also a laureate of the Zulfiya State Prize.