Four Turkmen kickboxers guaranteed their place in history by winning gold medals at the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The men delivered victories in a closely-fought contest with for top spot in the competition at the Muaythai Kickboxing Arena from Saturday 23 September to Tuesday 26 September. Turkmen Merdan Mamedow, (Kick Light -69kg), Muhammet Altybayew (Low Kick -63.5kg), H Geldimammedow (Kick Light -74kg) and Gocmyrat Jumanyyazow (Low Kick -71kg) were the succ...

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 i...

On September 25, 2017, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN, Ambassador A.Ataeva, in the course of general political debates of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, spoke on behalf of the delegation of Turkmenistan. The delegation of our country said that the Government of Turkmenistan strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and recognizes that the prevention of terrorism is one of the most important components of ensuring national, regional a...

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...

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

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...