The developed sports infrastructure and huge attention which is given by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the sports sphere - the major resource of public progress, became an important condition which has caused the choice of Turkmenistan as a venue for the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games. Thanks to the large scale work, today our capital has unique sports objects in region answering to the international standards and allowing organising competitions at the highest level. Besides i...

Over 500 foreign journalists are working in Turkmenistan these days, providing prompt coverage of the course of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The Media Center of the Olympic Village guarantees efficient and operational work of foreign media professionals. Accredited press have the best contemporary technology at their disposal, they are provided with connection to their editorial offices and with comfortable work rooms.  537 journalists from 82 countries are working at the...

Our sportsmen distinguished themselves in kickboxing, sambo, free style wrestling, power lifting and basketball having won another 13 medals including two gold ones at V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games continuing in the capital.  At the moment, Turkmenistan team is leading confidently in total count having 206 medals including 79 gold, 58 silver and 69 bronze medals.  Our athlete Ahment Tanriberdiyev won the gold in sambo in weight category up to 57 kg, having overcome Rahmatjon Ah...

61 transactions were registered past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.  Entrepreneurs from Afghanistan purchased, in foreign currency, gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries. Moreover, refined sunflower oil, denim fabric and cotton yarn were sold in foreign currency. Russia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and others were the buyer countries. The total value of transactions exceeded 37 million 111 thousand US...

Japan have accomplished their revenge mission and are now set to finish a familiar journey towards a fourth successive Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games women’s Futsal title. A 2-0 victory against old rivals Islamic Republic of Iran in the semi-finals has earned them a spot in the gold medal match against Thailand at the Multifunctional Sport Venue on Monday 25 September. Japan have been motivated by revenge since losing to Iran in the final of the inaugural Asian Football Confederation...

In one of the great moments in the history of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Iran’s Sohrab Moradi broke an 18-year-old weightlifting world record at Ashgabat 2017.    The Rio 2016 Olympic champion set a new aggregate total lift mark of 413kg in the men’s 94kg, with the thrilling performance on Saturday 23 September. Moradi, who had celebrated his 29th birthday the previous day, followed a 185kg lift in the Snatch by hoisting 228kg in the Clean and Jerk before raising his hands in...

It was informed at the session of the Government on September 22 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs carries out the work for practical realization of the Declaration on Encouragement of Valuable Contribution of the Olympic Refugee Teams to the Consolidation of Peace and Human Rights adopted by the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan at the 36th session of UN Council on Human Rights in Geneva.  Turkmen side prepared specific proposals, according to which the subject of registration o...