Dushanbe to host international mountain bike race

Mayor Rustam Emomali and the UCI President discussed this issue during a meeting.

On March 26, Mayor of the capital of Tajikistan Rustam Emomali met with President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) David Lappartient in Dushanbe. The interlocutors discussed further development of cycling in the Central Asian state, the press office of the Dushanbe City Hall reported.

President of the Asian Cycling Confederation Osama Ahmed Abdullah Al Shafar attended the meeting. Proposing to host an international mountain bike race in Dushanbe in the coming years, Rustam Emomali said this sporting event will demonstrate the capabilities of Tajikistan in this sphere.

Positively evaluating the Mayor’s initiative, David Lappartient and Osama Ahmed Abdullah Al Shafar noted that the tournament would take place in the near future   after required documents were submitted.

Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda received the UCI President. They agreed that the Asian Cycling Championships taking place in Dushanbe showed that Dushanbe was safe and the country provided conditions conducive to staging this kind of sporting events.

29 03 2022, 13:55
Photo source: dushanbe.tj

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