13.05.2026

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Turkmen footballers started the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Youth Team Championship (U20) in Tajikistan with a victory. In the first match of the tournament, which brought together representatives from five countries, our compatriots defeated their peers from Afghanistan 3:1.

12.05.2026

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The national team of Turkmenistan will take part in the championship of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) among youth teams (under 20 years old) starting today in Tajikistan.

11.05.2026

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The Turkmenistan Tennis Championship, which started today in the capital, has brought together 125 athletes from Ashgabat, as well as the Dashoguz, Lebap, and Mary velayats of the country.

11.05.2026

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The World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Ismailia, Egypt, brought a major victory for Turkmenistan: second-year student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, Anamjan Rustamova, won two gold medals and the world champion title in the women’s 86 kg weight category, outperforming 10 competitors in the total, including top athletes from China and Armenia.

11.05.2026

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The first inclusive checkers tournament, «Çäksiz göçüm» («Move without borders»), which brought together people of all ages and abilities, was held in the city of Mary.

08.05.2026

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The French Institute in Turkmenistan has announced the opening of a new chess season.

07.05.2026

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17-year-old Turkmen weightlifter Didarbek Jumabayev won a silver medal in the clean and jerk and a bronze medal in the total weightlifting at the world junior championships for athletes under 20 years old held in the Egyptian city of Ismailia. The 12^th-grade student of the «Olimp» secondary sports school achieved this success in the weight category up to 79 kg, where 17 athletes from 14 countries competed for the title of the strongest.

06.05.2026

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The 35^th edition of the Turkmenistan Football Cup starts today with four quarterfinal matches.

06.05.2026

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The 6th round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship among the clubs of the higher league concluded with two matches held in Ashgabat.

04.05.2026

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The Turkmen state institute of physical education and sports held an awards ceremony for the winners and runners-up of the 15^th National spartakiad, held under the motto «Turkmenistan – a country of high spirit and health».