More than 500 foreign journalists work in these days in Turkmenistan, promptly covering the course of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. For the representatives of the foreign press in the Media Center of the Olympic town all conditions for fruitful and efficient work were created. At the disposal of the accredited journalists at the competitions - the best modern technology, they are provided with a connection with the editions of their media and comfortable working premises. The Cen...

In one of the great moments in the history of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Iran’s Sohrab Moradi broke an 18-year-old weightlifting world record at Ashgabat 2017.    The Rio 2016 Olympic champion set a new aggregate total lift mark of 413kg in the men’s 94kg, with the thrilling performance on Saturday 23 September. Moradi, who had celebrated his 29th birthday the previous day, followed a 185kg lift in the Snatch by hoisting 228kg in the Clean and Jerk before raising his hands in...

In the 5th Asian indoor and martial arts games competitions in 12 sports which have brought to our sportsmen 18 more medals, including 8 gold ones, were held. The national team of Turkmenistan takes first place in the total medal standing, having by the results of the past competitions a total of 193 awards, from which 77 - gold, 54 - silver and 62 – bronze medals. The last day of belt wrestling athletes competed in in duels in discipline «alysh» in classical style. Our sportsmen finished the...

V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games require maximum output of the professionals who render the assistance to the guests and participants of the Games 24/7. Our first-class medical personnel provides medical services which are vital during such big competitions. Having advanced technologies, modern equipment and quality medical education, hundreds of experienced doctors are on duty in the Olympic village and next to it. Rehabilitation Centre rendering medical aid to the sportsmen and visi...

On September 22, 2017, at the Government meeting, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed on behalf of the National Olympic Committee to reward the members of the refugee team with honorary awards and gifts for their active participation in the V Asian Indoor Games and Martial Arts, emphasizing that this step is the first practical implementation of the Declaration "On Encouragement of Valuable Contribution of the Refugees Olympic Teams to Consolidation of Peace and Human...

As a result of the group futsal tournament at the V Asian in indoor and martial arts games, the Turkmen team won the quarter final. The results of the match, which is scheduled for September 23, will show whether our team will be able to pretend for the tournament medals. There are all the possibilities for this, because the game demonstrated by the Turkmen futsal players in three matched in the "A" group was tactically well planned, fast and combinational. The start of the national team of T...

In the Middle Ages, on all the routes of the Great Silk Road from the Mediterranean to China, special guesthouses were built to rest and protect merchant caravans at distances of 30-40 kilometers, protected by deep walls and powerful bastions. They were built in a way that the caravan, leaving in the morning one staging post, can reach the next at night. There were even special directories indicating the location of road hotels. Their most common name is the caravanserai. Sometimes they were inc...