14.07.2021

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Not everyone has heard of ‘chovgan’ or knows what it is. It is an incredibly compelling and exciting game played on horseback, an extraordinary addiction to national festivities, which has helped young Turkmen warriors in tactic training from ancient times.

23.06.2021

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Every year on June 23, according to the established tradition all over the world, including in Turkmenistan, the International Olympic Day is celebrated. The idea of creating a special celebration for the Olympic Movement around the world first came up in 1947. The restoration of the Olympic Games was initiated by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The goal of celebrating International Olympic Day is to popularize sports around the world and to involve everyone in the sports movement, regardless of age, gender, athletic ability and skill level.

17.06.2021

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«When I was 9 years old, my family and I decided to go to Turkmenistan, to visit relatives», says 26-year-old Serdar Azmun, an Iranian footballer of Turkmen origin, in an exclusive interview with the Internet program «Pishgoo», which is very popular in Iran. The host of the program, Pejman Jamshidi, is no less competent in this topic, since he himself is a former Iranian professional football player and a current famous actor and TV presenter in Iran.

15.06.2021

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According to the plans for sporting events of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, an international online tournament, the Eurasia Cup in karate-do was held from May 22 to 23, 2021 in the city of Uralsk, the Republic of Kazakhstan.  

09.06.2021

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Football players of Turkmenistan national team have won Lebanon 3:2 in qualifying match of 20222 World Cup, which was held in Korean Goyang under central tournament in H Group. Zafar Babajanov (60th minute), Guychmurad Annakuliyev (86th minute) and Altymurad Annadurdiyev (90+2) were the ones who scored the goals in our team. Rabi Ataya (74th minute) and Suni Saad (76th minute0 have distinguished themselves among the lost team.

09.06.2021

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Coach of Turkmenistan Tennis Federation Andrey Dovmatov has taken online course of International Tennis Federation for national specialists.

31.05.2021

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On May 30, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Armenia organized cycling parade timed to the World Cycling Day with support of UN Representative Office in Erevan and Cycling Federation.

27.05.2021

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Foreign student games of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Peoples’ Friendship 2021” has been held in Kazan, Russian Federation. Various sport competitions were held under the games, the website of the General Consulate of Turkmenistan informs.

24.05.2021

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Five sportsmen will represent Turkmenistan at the World Junior Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, which was started on May 23. The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs informed about this to our correspondent.

23.05.2021

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On March 22 – 23, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tbilisi together with the Alliance for development of amateurs and corporate sports of Georgia has held tennis tournament, which was dedicated to the 140^th anniversary of Ashgabat, 30^th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence and proclamation of 2021 as International Year of Peace and Trust.