It was another big day of competition on Tuesday at the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, with 11 sports on the daily docket and medal events contested in half of those events – Belt Wrestling, Indoor Athletics, Ju Jitsu, Taekwondo, Track Cycling and Weightlifting. Three events – Belt Wrestling, 3x3 Basketball, and Billard Sport – made their Ashgabat 2017 Games debut.  Preliminary round action was ongoing in 3x3 Basketball, Billiard Sports, Futsal, Indoor Tennis, and Muay...

Among the many foreign guests who are now staying in the Turkmen capital, there are world-renowned sports stars, including sports idols for many generations such as the legendary hockey players Vladislav Tretiak and the famed figure skater Irina Rodnina.  Now, they are well-known public figures, promoters and ambassadors of sport, who carry out their diplomatic mission in various countries. V. Tretiak and I. Rodnina have found a big number of sincere friends and fans in Turkmenistan. Along wi...

On September 18, 2017 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs there was a meeting on the adoption at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council of the Declaration on the Encouragement of valuable contribution of the Refugees Olympic teams to consolidation of peace and human rights. Turkmen diplomats, political scientists, representatives of public organizations, mass media, teachers and students of higher educational institutions took part in the meeting. The fact that Turkmenistan was the in...

Спортивная эстафета Игр «Ашхабад 2017» набирает обороты. 18 сентября стал удачным для сборной Туркменистана, пополнившей копилку спортивных достижений страны сразу 25 медалями разного достоинства, в числе которых – 13 золотых, 7 серебряных и 5 бронзовых наград. Это достижение укрепило лидерство нашей команды в общемедальном зачёте. По итогам всех игровых дней на счету национальной сборной 62 награды: 29 - высшей пробы, 21 - серебряного достоинства, и 12 - бронзовых.  Сегодня успех ожидаемо со...

Declaration on Encouragement of valuable contribution of the Refugees Olympic teams to consolidation of peace and human rights initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was unanimously adopted in Geneva, where 36th session of the United Nations Council for Human Rights is held these days. I was lately joined by Brazil. 29 countries UN members including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, France, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan...

The official opening ceremony of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games is well underway in the Turkmen capital. It is attended by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, heads of state and government of some countries, foreign leading figures and other honorary guests.  In the afternoon, the head of state arrived at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Among those who gathered to mark the event were Cabinet Deputies Chairman, Ashgabat city khyakim, senior officials of military and law enf...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarabayev who arrived in our country for participation in large events on occasion of opening of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.  Greeting each other, the Leader of two countries had joint photo on the background of the State Flags of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan.  The Head of neighbouring state cordially congratulated the colleague on the beginning of...