Conference Hall hosted a gala concert of the participants of the final stage of Garaşsyzlygyň Merjen Däneleri Children’s Singing Contest dedicated to the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence. The best young talents arrived in the capital and were honored to perform on the country’s main stage. 15 singers; 23 dance groups, singing ensembles and folk groups, a total of 730 gifted children took part in the final contest. The concert was a visual evidence of an inexhaustible source of...

On September 28, 2017, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, the new head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia Gherman, who arrived in the Turkmen capital and took part in the celebration of the closure of V Asian Games.  Expressing gratitude for the possibility of a personal meeting, the guests conveyed warm greetin...

After 12 days of thrilling competition, the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games came to an end on 27 September. Across 21 sports in 15 venues history was made and stars born. The city successfully hosted a superb showpiece that was broadcast throughout Asia and Oceania and beyond.  Thousands of visitors to the gleaming new Ashgabat Olympic Complex witnessed a festival of top-level sport. From the Wrestling mats of the Main Indoor Arena, across Futsal, 3x3 Basketball, Equestr...

The President of Turkmenistan, His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, brought the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to a close in a party atmosphere at the Ashgabat Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening.   The games, which were awarded to Ashgabat by the Olympic Council of Asia in 2010, opened on September 17 and have involved 6,000 athletes and officials from 65 teams – 45 from the OCA, 19 from Oceania and the African Refugee Team.   Thirteen of the 15 competition venues for the 21...

A presentation of a new book authored by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov “Sport – a pathway to friendship, health and beauty” has been given in a conference hall of the Public Organizations Center of Turkmenistan. Among those in attendance were the Mejlis Chairperson, government members, leaders of military and law enforcement agencies, public organizations, political analysts, representatives of sports organizations and the mass media.  Having declared mass physical activities and the de...

Though the medals of Ashgabat 2017 were finally in the hands of all of the deserving winners by early Wednesday afternoon, there was still one final step to go before the curtain could be closed on what has been the best ever Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. That final bit of procedure came when the Esteemed President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow declared the Games officially over in his opening remarks at Wednesday night’s Closing Ceremony. Then, with the Ashgabat 2017 fl...

Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan finished the Sambo competition with two medals apiece on the last day of Sambo action at the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. After the medal bonanza on Monday 25 September, the Turkmen shared some of the glory with their main competitors but still won overall with eight gold and 23 podium positions. "We really help each other," said women’s -56kg champion Rusana Nurjawowa after sealing Turkmenistan’s eighth and final gold medal...