In the match between the national teams of Turkmenistan and the Chinese Taipei in Balkanabat, one of 24 teams to take part in the competition for the Football Cup of the Asian continent was determined. That was the team of Turkmenistan!

At the tournament of the Cup of Association of Chess Federations in memory of Michael Botvinnik among the strongest chess players of the CIS countries under 14 which took place in Moscow our compatriot Azat Nurmamedov who yielded to the winner - Moldavian Ivan Skitsko just all half-point, became a silver prize-winner. Master of FIDE, schoolboy of the Ashgabat chess and draughts school Azat Nurmamedov - the champion of Asia-2016 among juniors under 13 and silver prize-winner of the world championship.

Today, after its opening ceremony, Turkmenistan’s first golf club hosted the country’s first-ever golf exhibition tournament.

At the past week-end names of winners of competitions in sports climbing in discipline ""speed climbing"" became known. The tournament organised by the State Sports Committee of Turkmenistan jointly with the khyakimlik of Archabil etrap of the capital, it took place at the climbing wall on the slopes of the Markou in the Kopet Dagh. It is already the second championship for the current year: in spring competitions in this sport in discipline ""lead climbing"" was held.

Athletes of the country’s national kurash team undergo the final training session in one of the most picturesque places in Turkmenistan - Goekdere resort as part of preparation for the Games “Ashgabat 2017”, during which the best wrestlers will be determined.

Within the preparation for the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games the draw was held for the futsal tournament. The national team of Turkmenistan which acts in group ""A"", will compete with teams from Vietnam, Taipei (China), Hong Kong (China) and Solomon Islands. It should be noted that in the «Ashgabat 2017» the futsal tournament is one of the most anticipated ones.

The symbol of the coming large international competitions in Ashgabat was hoisted at the highest mountain crests of Turkmenistan and places of interest of every velayat of the country under the Ascent Project, which was organized by the State News Agency (TDH) and the Executive Committee for preparation of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

The Executive Committee for preparation of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was informed about this. In the Ashgabat Asian Games, a refugee guide will be a delegation head Tegla Lurup – the Olympic champion of Kenya, who is also the Ambassador for the UN project “Sport and Peace”.

Now the national boxing team of Turkmenistan is headed by famous Russian coach, honoured master of sports, an Olympic champion, world and European champion Alexander Borisovich Lebzyak. He officially started to train the national team three and a half month back. But for this short period his trainees, participating in the international tournaments, had time to win seven awards.

With a silver and two bronze medals our sambo wrestlers who performed in Ulyanovsk (Russian Federation) at the Festival of National Sports and Games of CIS countries, returned home.