Winners of Olympic medals from Uzbekistan received cash prizes ranging from $50,000 to $200,000, Chevy Tahoe and BYD Song Plus cars, as well as apartments and two-story cottages. The awards, marked “President's present”, were presented by prime minister and Senate chairperson.
Diyora Keldiyorova won a historic gold medal at Paris Olympics, becoming Uzbekistan’s first Olympic champion in judo and the first female medallist in judo.
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