At the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games ongoing in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, fighters of the Greco-Roman style entered the struggle for the championship, including the Turkmen sportsmen, who on the first day won one bronze medal. And meanwhile, our athletes reached the final in boxing competitions. Seidulla Tazaev placed himself on record in wrestling competitions, becoming the bronze winner in weight category under 59 kg. The pupil of the honored trainer of Turkmenistan and the first Olympic...

In his letter to President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, President of the Asian Kickboxing Confederation Nasser Nassiri has congratulated Turkmen athletes on their success at the Asian Kickboxing Championship (that took place at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex), and on our national team’s victory in the team event. The head of the Confederation also expressed his gratitude for the high-level organization of the Championship, and for the warm hospitality and consideration. The beautiful Turkmen c...

President of the International Federation of Weightlifting, honorary member of the International Olympic Committee Dr. Tamas Ayan in the letter sent to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov expressed his gratitude for the excellent organisation of the Asian championship -2017 in weightlifting and the hospitality rendered in Ashgabat. The author of the message, notices that he was impressed by the beauty of the capital of Turkmenistan and uniqueness of the Olympic complex of Ashg...

Polina Guryeva, competing in weight category up to 63 kg, won gold medal. In snatch, our compatriot easily lifted 88 kg and fixed 105 kg above he head in jerk, having scored 193 kg in total. The advantage of the foster of the Honoured coach of Turkmenistan Ahmed Sariyev was overwhelming – the nearest competitor was left behind by six kg.  The silver prize was won by Gulnabat Kadyrova (up to 69 kg). The participant 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with total count of clean and jerk 224 kg and 9...

National Institute of Sports and Tourism held the conference dedicated to publication of the Final Declaration of the “2017 Asian Games Conference: International Sport Cooperation for peace and Progress” as an official document of the 71st UN General Assembly.  Representatives of the UN, international organizations and companies involved in preparation of 2017 Asian Games as well as heads and personnel of profile departments, teachers and students of number of universities and volunteers of t...

Turkmen sportsmen arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku to participate in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held from 12 to 22 of May. Complex competitions, where 20 medal events will be held, have assembled more than 3 thousand athletes from 57 countries – Egypt, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Gambia, Yemen, etc. Competitions will be held on the basis of the modern sports facilities, built for first European Games in 2015. Our compatriots are named for 10...

The capital of China held the 21st Football Tournament among the personnel of foreign countries’ embassies and accredited international organizations where Turkmen Embassy team became the leader. In the final match, our compatriots confidently won the representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation with 5:1 score. The competitions, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Main Department of Physical Training and Sport of the People’ Republic of China, were held in Beij...