Today the last sets of medal events of the “Ashgabat 2017” Games were held. In general, following the results of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, team of Turkmenistan confidently gains the lead in the overall medal standings, leaving its rivals standing.  Under our athletes’ belt for a total there are 245 medals, including 89 gold, 70 – silver, 86 – bronze. The P.R.C. team is second, in the asset of which there is 97 medals, including 42 gold, 32 silver and 23 bronze. The trio of...

The day before closing of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, venues of the Olympic Village hosted competitions in 9 sports. Our compatriots were awarded 15 medals in competitions in sambo, kickboxing, Greco-Roman wrestling and chess, of which 4 medals are gold.  The National Team of Turkmenistan still ranks first in the overall medal standings, increasing every game day its advantage over the closest competitors in the tournament table. Currently, there are a total of 244 awards in...

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 organizing competitions at the highest level. Besides i...

The flight timetable of the Service was supplemented with another international air route (Ashgabat-Yerevan-Ashgabat), which connected the capitals of Turkmenistan and Armenia.  The possibilities for opening of this direct air service were discussed during the official visit of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov to the Republic of Armenia in August this year. The present implementation of the agreements reached at top level within the shortest possible period demonstrates the commitment of b...

In the framework of the 5th Asian Games, there were held competitions in 11 events, in six of which are Sambo, Kickboxing, Freestyle Wrestling, Weightlifting, Billiards, Sport Dance, our compatriots have gained 23 medals, including 6 gold.  Currently the national team of Turkmenistan is an unprecedented leader in the overall medal standings of 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, having in its asset 229 medals all together, including 85 gold, 65 silver and 79 bronze.  The closest rival...

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 Ahmedo...

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...