Museum of Olympic Glory
Uzbekistan, Tashkent, ul. Rashidova, 4a (former Peoples’ Friendship Museum)
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The Museum of Olympic Glory is dedicated to the history of prestigious international competitions and demonstrates the outstanding achievements of athletes of the Republic of Uzbekistan in international competitions. Created with the support of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The grand opening of the Museum of Olympic Glory, which was held on September 1, 1996, was attended by Islam Karimov (President of the Republic of Uzbekistan) and Juan Antonio Samaranch (President of the International Olympic Committee).
Medals for achievement in sports, commemorative cups, rare coins, special signs, souvenirs, torches, sports equipment and clothing of athletes - this is an incomplete list of exhibits of the museum collection, presented on an area of 2121 square meters. The real pride of the exposition is the Golden Orders received by Islam Karimov for their contribution to the development of the sports movement and transferred for storage to the museum archive.