According to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan № LRU 988 “On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Aim of Prevention of Corruption in the Field of Sports”, starting from November 4, 2024, the illegal receipt by an athlete, coach, sports referee or other participants and organizers of sports competitions of material values or property benefits for the performance or non-performance of a certain action in the interests of the person engaged in bribery, which they should have or could have committed in order to intentionally change the results or course of sports competitions is punishable by a fine from approx. 1450 USD to 2900 USD or deprivation of a certain right for up to 3 years or restriction of freedom from 1 year to 3 years or imprisonment from 1 year to 3 years.

Additionally, if the same actions will be committed repeatedly, on a large scale, by extortion or by prior agreement of a group of persons are punishable by a fine from approx. 2900 USD to 8800 USD or deprivation of a certain right from 3 to 5 years or restriction of freedom from 3 to 5 years or imprisonment from 3 to 5years.

The same actions committed on a particularly large scale by an organized group or in its interests will be punishable by a fine from approx. 8800 USD to 17500 USD or imprisonment from five to eight years.

A person who provided material values or property benefits is released from liability if extortion of material values or property benefits took place against him and this person voluntarily declared the incident within thirty days after committing criminal acts, sincerely repented and actively contributed to the disclosure of the crime.

This Law will serve to improve national legislation taking into account modern international standards and advanced foreign experience, form an uncompromising attitude towards corruption, ensure the inevitability of responsibility for crimes in the field of sports, as well as strengthen the image of the country in the international arena.