AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFIDE Chess in Samarkand: A three-way, politically charged race for the next FIDE president is set for Sept. 26, with candidates Timur Turlov (Kazakhstan) and two Germans, Jan Henric Buettner and Wadim Rosenstein, as sanctions and Russia-linked funding questions hang over the congress. Asian Games athletics (Uzbekistan in the spotlight): Uzbekistan’s Anna Prakaten won silver in women’s single sculls, while in track, Uzbekistan’s Sharifa Davronova retained the women’s triple jump title and Oksana Chusovitina (51) kept competing at elite level in gymnastics. Uzbekistan at the UN: Saida Mirziyoyeva urged UN reform and cooperation, backing Uzbekistan’s bid for a Security Council seat (2035–2036) and highlighting youth opportunities. Culture & music ties: Uzbekistan-linked cultural diplomacy continues via regional music events, including a documentary on composer Firangiz Alizade shown at Azerbaijan’s Uzeyir Hajibayli festival and performances by the Folk Instruments Orchestra of the Fikrat Amirov Ganja Philharmonic.
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