10.11.2026

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Muminjan Arzykulov, a 28-year-old athlete from the Lebap velayat, won his second gold medal at the World Combat Sambo Championships, bringing the Turkmenistan national team its second gold medal at the 50^th World Championships in Tashkent. 

07.11.2026

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The 21-year-old native of the Dashoguz velayat, Sanjarbek Avazberdiyev, has written a new bright page in the history of Turkmen sports by winning a gold medal at the jubilee 50th World Sambo Championships in Tashkent. A first-year student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports achieved this remarkable success in combat sambo in the weight category up to 64 kg, where 18 athletes competed for the awards.

06.11.2026

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In January-October of the current year, athletes of Turkmenistan won a total of 179 gold, 188 silver and 223 bronze medals at international competitions. This was reported by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Mammedov at a meeting of the Government, at which the results of the socio-economic development of the country for the ten months of 2026 were summarized.

05.11.2026

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The footballers of "Arkadag" have taken an important step toward reaching the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League Two by securing their second victory in Group "B." In the framework of the 4th round, the reigning champion of Turkmenistan defeated Iran's "Golgohar Sirjan" – 1:0.

04.11.2026

1951

The Turkmenistan Chess federation Cup concluded in Ashgabat with a large-scale intellectual sports festival.

03.11.2026

1959

48-year-old national master of sports in chess Vepa Malikgulyyev was re-elected as chairman of the Chess federation of Turkmenistan (CFT) for a new four-year term.

02.11.2026

3156

Sixteen-year-old Turkmen weightlifter Shabnam Kerimbayeva has written her name into the history of world sport by setting two youth world records at the 91st World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China. 

02.11.2026

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Turkmen athlete Davut Nazmyradov won a bronze medal at the prestigious international tournament «Moscow – Karate Universe 2026» that concluded in the Russian capital.

01.11.2026

2281

A heated battle for the top spots is unfolding among top league clubs in the Turkmenistan Football Championship. 

31.10.2026

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Turkmenistan’s «Arkadag» secured an important draw, playing out a 0–0 stalemate against Iran’s «Golgohar Sirjan» in the third round of the AFC Champions League Two group stage. The match took place in the Tajik city of Hisor, where the Iranian club has been forced to play its home fixtures.