Tashkent, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted sports as an emerging area of cooperation between India and Uzbekistan, pointing to the upcoming World Chess Championship clash between reigning champion D Gukesh and Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov and saying traditional sports such as Kurash and Kabaddi would bring "new energy" to the sporting partnership between the two countries.

PM Modi was speaking at a joint press conference during his two-day state visit to Uzbekistan.

"Sports are also emerging as a significant dimension of our cooperation. Last year, the 20-year-old Uzbek Grandmaster Sindarov won the World Cup in Goa (from October to November last year). Now, in November, he is set to face India's 20-ye...