According to the Resolution of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, The Executive Committee for preparation of V Asian Games is abolished.  According to the document, measures for abolishment of the Executive Committee of the Games will be performed with one-month period as per legislative order. The State Committee for Sports together with the Ministry of Justice are to prepare and present the proposals on amendments and addendums of the legislation of Turkmenistan followed f...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov instructed the government to develop a program for the reorganization of the Olympic town of Ashgabat. Speaking at the government meeting, the Head of the state said that since the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games had been successfully completed, the Executive Committee on preparations for these Games was abolished. The Head of the state gave a month to resolve the financial and other issues of the Executive Committee, as well as the...

"V Asian indoor and martial arts games" have become the best in the history of these continental competitions!" So was described Games "Ashgabat 2017" by the world media. Sports battles in the arenas of the Olympic town were covered by more than 500 journalists from 82 countries. In reports of News agencies of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan and other countries a special place was given to the competitions, in which about six thousand athletes from 64 co...

On September 29, 2017 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov had a meeting with the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca and the special representative, the new head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia German, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to take part in the celebrations dedicated to the closing of the 5th Asian Games. Congratulating Ms. Her...

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Order, in accordance with which Turkmen athletes who became winners of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and their coaches were awarded cars and large amounts of cash payments.

In recognition of the extraordinary achievements in the enhancement of international prestige of Turkmen sport, and the record high number of medals earned in all sports included in the program of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat (September 17-27, 2017), a number of citizens of Turkmenistan have been awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of Turkmenistan by a Decree of the President of Turkmenistan.

A solemn meeting was held in the Mejlis with the participation of the country’s parliament deputies and members, representatives of public organizations to consider the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games results, which successfully came to the end in Ashgabat. According to speakers, Turkmenistan has excellently accomplished its entrusted mission of hosting the sporting event of such high level. The Games’ competitions brought together about 6.000 representatives of 64 countries in Asi...