We will remember for a long time the opening ceremony of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. It lasted for around three and half hour but seemed to be like magic minutes. The heads of the states, leaders of official delegations, numerous guests, representatives of foreign mass media, everyone were ravished with grandiose show made by thousands of performers.  The spectators, who filled 45-thousand seats Olympic Stadium, have been watching live pictures of Turkmens’ history, glorious heroes...

Turkmen team continues the fight for awards at the V Asian indoor and martial arts games. This day also pleased with successful performances and regular medals, won by our athletes. Performances in competitions on wrestling on belts, Thai boxing, billiards, track and field athletics, wrestling “kurash” brought places on the pedestal of honor to the Turkmen. On the fifth day of the Games, our national team's asset was increased by 38 medals, including 10 gold medals. Turkmenistan consolidates...

Turkmenistan is actively introducing new technologies in the sphere of rendering services to the population. Such another step was the transition to a new electronic payment system, started in September in public transport in Ashgabat.  Soon the new system will give an opportunity to get rid of cash settlement that will considerably simplify the payment procedure for both drivers and passengers.  Even today in various city’s points of sale, there are electronic cards of three types – gener...

On September 19, 2017 The Olympic Council of Asia held their 70th Executive Board meeting at the Olympia Hotel in Ashgabat. The OCA President, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, welcomed the members to the capital city of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and ahead of the OCA General Assembly meeting which took place on 20th of September. “I am honoured to be here with the sports family from Asia and Oceania, the International Olympic Committee, Inter...

It was another big day of competition on Tuesday at the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, with 11 sports on the daily docket and medal events contested in half of those events – Belt Wrestling, Indoor Athletics, Ju Jitsu, Taekwondo, Track Cycling and Weightlifting. Three events – Belt Wrestling, 3x3 Basketball, and Billard Sport – made their Ashgabat 2017 Games debut.  Preliminary round action was ongoing in 3x3 Basketball, Billiard Sports, Futsal, Indoor Tennis, and Muay...

Competitions in the Turkmen national wrestling (goresh), held on September 18 at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games have already ended. They became a triumph of the National Team of Turkmenistan; our athletes won 23 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze medals. This success is the result of years of tireless training, and abundant experience in their native sport. Overcoming the limits of their capabilities, the medal winners in the national Turkmen wrestling have traversed a difficult path t...

Our women won medals of all kinds in the final day of jujitsu competitions. Contest for the awards in Ne-wasa discipline has been held today. Women final in weight category above 70 kg was entirely between Turkmen wrestlers. Aysoltan Garchovova took over her teammate Sabina Agajanova who became silver medal winner. Other two our girl in this competitions won the bronze: Ulyana Nazarova in weight category up to 49 kg and Dinara Jumadurdiyeva in weight category up to 45 kg. Thus, Turkmen...