The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan (NOC) is a sports governing body that was established in 1992 to manage Tajikistan's activities in relation to the

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. The office of the NOC is located in the center of the city, on Aini Street in

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...

. The current

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of Tajikistan is headed by Bakhrullo Radzhabaliev (President) and Shirinjon Mamadsafoev (Secretary General).International Olympic Committee – Organisation – Structures
/ref> Tajikistan made its debut as an independent nation at the 1996 Olympic Games in

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. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games marked the country's fourth appearance and first

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wins, with

Rasul Boqiev Rasul Boqiev (also spelled as Rasul Bokiev ( tg, Расул Боқиев); born 29 September 1982) is a Tajikistani judoka who competes in the -73 kg (lightweight) category. He has won bronze medal at the Judo World Championships and a bro ...

winning bronze in the

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under 73 kg category and

Yusup Abdusalomov Yusup Rashidovich Abdusalamov (russian: Юсуп Рашидович Абдусаламов; born November 8, 1977; Dagestan) is a USSR-born Russian and Tajik wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career Having won the fr ...

winning the silver medal in the

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under 84 kg category. The

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marked the country's first gold medal, won by

Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Jamoliddinovich Nazarov ( tg, Dilşod Çamoliddinovic Nazarov, fa, دلشاد نظروف‌; russian: Дильшод Джамолиддинович Назаров, ''Dilshod Dzhamoliddinovich Nazarov'') (born 6 May 1982) is a Tajik track ...

in men's hammer throw.

References

External links

Website of National Olympic Committee of TajikistanMedal count for Tajikistan at Beijing Olympics 2008

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Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

Tajikistan at the Olympics 1992 establishments in Tajikistan Sports organizations established in 1992 {{Tajikistan-sport-stub