The session dedicated to discussion of the objectives followed from the Resolution signed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the day before on the improvement of facilities and equipment base of National Institute of Sport and Tourism and opening of new faculty was held at the above-mentioned educational institution.

The tournament defining the composition of national team for participation in international competitions was held at Ashgabat Indoor Cycle Track

Ashgabat, December 20 (TDH). The qualifying competitions in sport dancing were held at the sports complex ""Galkynysh"". They were aimed at finalizing the national team composition for V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to be hosted by Turkmenistan in September 2017.

National team won 14 medals where nine gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

It was the first victory of the sportsmen of Silab Seydiyev and Serdar Atayev, having taken over the Ashagbat champion, the team of the Ministry of Public Services “Bagtyyarlyk” with 2:1 score.

The run along the eastern part of the Path of Health from Chandybil Avenue of the capital to the Centre of Broadcasting “Turkmenistan”, which is more than 18 kilometres, was the final fifth stage, which defined the winners of 2016. The total altitude from start to finish reaches 1320 meters there due to repeating slopes and rises. The round was organized by the State Committee for Sport and the Hyakimlik of Archabil etrap.

The ceremony of awarding Turkmen athletes - the winners of the Asia Ju-Jitsu Championship took place at the National Institute for Tourism and Sports. Valuable gifts were awarded to the winners on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan.

In Sochi (Russia), the world chess championship among schoolboys in the 7-17-year-old age group was held, in which Turkmen sportsman Saparmyrat Atabayev won gold medal. Our compatriot achieved this success in the age group under 17.

On the weekends, the capital of Belarus hosted the CIS Open Cup – World ITF Taekwondo Cup, where Turkmen sportsmen demonstrated a high level of professionalism. They won nine medals - four gold, two silver and three bronze ones.

On December 9, a Martial Arts Complex of the capital’s Olympic Village hosted an opening ceremony of the Asian Jujitsu Championship, which gathered together several hundreds of participants from 24 countries, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Nepal, etc. On the first day of competitions the athletes of Turkmenistan won 16 prizes (three gold, four silver and nine bronze medals). This allowed our national team to take first place in the team rating.