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From September 28 to October 8, 2025, Azerbaijan will host the III CIS Games – a large-scale multi-sport event where 246 sets of medals in 23 disciplines will be contested, the press service of the CIS Executive Committee reports.
The tournament will cover 12 sports grounds in seven cities at once: Ganja, Yevlakh, Mingachevir, Gabala, Sheki, Goygol and Khankendi.
According to the information from the competition's organizing committee, preparations are proceeding according to plan: a working group has been created, a volunteer program has been formed, sports operations and necessary security plans have been developed, and arenas and sports complexes have been adapted to official regulations.
Of all the disciplines, swimming will be the leader in terms of the number of awards – 40 sets of medals, including relays and individual races. This will emphasize the importance of this discipline in the structure of the Games.
Team sports such as football, volleyball, 3×3 basketball and chovgan (a traditional horse game) will announce MVPs – the most valuable participants. These awards are a great way to raise the profile of the Games by focusing not only on results but also on individual skill.
Athletes and official delegations from the CIS countries, as well as invited teams, are expected to participate. This will create an international atmosphere necessary for the development of regional sports and exchange of experience.
How did Tajikistan perform in the competition?
Tajikistan participated in the 1st CIS Games, which were held from September 4 to 11, 2021, in Kazan. The country was represented by 80 athletes in 12 sports. They won 14 medals:
Silver was won by Nurlanbek Ermatov in boxing, Khurshedshhoh Karimzoda and Khodjiakbar Toshmurodov in traditional kurash, Muhammad Ikromov and Mustafa Akhmedov in freestyle wrestling, Firuz Mirzoradjabov in Greco-Roman wrestling and the only female medalist from Tajikistan, Bibinashastam Kholova, in Thai boxing.
Bronze medals were won by Kurbonali Okhunov in traditional kurash, Firuzjon Ziyoev and Dilshod Kurbonov in belt wrestling, Jakhonafruz Sulaimonov in sambo, Aminjon Mavlonov and Jamshend Hasanov in table tennis doubles, Aslamjan Azizov in Greco-Roman wrestling, and Amonjon Daminov in Thai boxing. Tajikistan took 7th place in the overall medal standings.
At the II CIS Games, which were held in Minsk from August 4 to 14, 2023, Tajikistan took 8th place among 22 participating countries. Tajik athletes won 13 medals: 1 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze.
Silver medals were won by Loik Kutbiddinov (judo, 55 kg), Ubaidi Devashtich (sambo, 79 kg) and Anushervon Fozilov (boxing, 51 kg).
The bronze medalists were boxers Hangoma Isoeva (57 kg), Buzurgmehr Iksanov (54 kg), Rustam Ashurov (67 kg), Akmal Abduvaliev (86 kg), Ruslan Fedorin (92 kg), freestyle wrestlers Mustafa Akhmedov (70 kg), Somon Ikromov (79 kg), Greco-Roman wrestler Aslam Azizov (60 kg) and judoka Madina Kurbonzoda (48 kg).
