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This article examines the trends in the formation of sports law as an independent complex branch of law in the Republic of Uzbekistan, its regulatory foundations, and contemporary problems observed in practice. In particular, it addresses the dualism of an athlete's legal status, gaps in the regulation of professional sports contracts and the transfer system, institutional reforms in the anti-doping sphere, the absence of a national sports arbitration institution, ambiguity in the powers of state sports administration bodies, and issues of legal protection of minor athletes and persons with disabilities in sport.
Based on a comparative-legal analysis of the experience of the Russian Federation, France, and international sports organizations (IOC, FIFA, CAS), the author puts forward a number of scientific and practical recommendations for addressing the identified problems.