Turkmenistan people for the first time were able to live to witness the most important competitions of the world - the Olympic Games. Before the stands endless ovations passed to the teams of 204 countries participating in the London Olympics. Among of them was the national team of Turkmenistan. Column headed Turkmen Olympic standard-bearer - the champion of Asia in Zhuhai (China) and the World Cup quarterfinalist in 2009 in Milan (Italy), the international master of sports of boxing Serdar Hudayberdiyev.
Two years ago in Guangzhou he had the great honor to carry the torch of the Asian Games from Turkmenistan to the people of the administrative center of south China's Guangdong Province. And now he was given no less important mission - to be the main bearer of the team competition four years.
Weightlifter also is a member of four Olympic Games world’s champion among students in 2004 Umurbek Bazarbaev. He turned into a strong group "A", in which the medal will be played at the start of the Olympic tournament in London weightlifters. Umurbek perform in the weight category 62 kg, which will compete for awards 15 athletes from 13 countries. Eight of them, representing the DPRK, China, Indonesia, Colombia, the Republic of Korea, Turkmenistan and Turkey (from the last country on the platform will be released two athletes), the results were a personal best in the group.
Eight years ago at the Athens Olympics Umurbek Bazarbaev with the result of 287.5 kg was in seventh place, while last year's world championships in Paris - the fifth with the amount of 303 kg.
Meanwhile, at the Olympic Games in London July 27 were known opponents of our other Olympians - judoist Gulnar Hayytbaeva (weight category up to 63.5 kg) and Serdar Khudaiberdyev boxers (64 kg) and Nursahat Pazzyev (75 kg). G.Hayytbaeva will start the fight with the occupying 16th place in the ranking of the International Judo Federation (IJF) 25-year-old bronze medalist of the World Cup 2011 in Sao Paulo (Brazil), winner of the International Tournament Grand Prix 2012 in Baku, Ramil Yusubov (Azerbaijan). S. Khudayberdyev a preliminary bout will meet with Manoj Kumar (India), and N.Pazzyev come into the ring with Adem Kilic (Turkey).
Two years ago in Guangzhou he had the great honor to carry the torch of the Asian Games from Turkmenistan to the people of the administrative center of south China's Guangdong Province. And now he was given no less important mission - to be the main bearer of the team competition four years.
Weightlifter also is a member of four Olympic Games world’s champion among students in 2004 Umurbek Bazarbaev. He turned into a strong group "A", in which the medal will be played at the start of the Olympic tournament in London weightlifters. Umurbek perform in the weight category 62 kg, which will compete for awards 15 athletes from 13 countries. Eight of them, representing the DPRK, China, Indonesia, Colombia, the Republic of Korea, Turkmenistan and Turkey (from the last country on the platform will be released two athletes), the results were a personal best in the group.
Eight years ago at the Athens Olympics Umurbek Bazarbaev with the result of 287.5 kg was in seventh place, while last year's world championships in Paris - the fifth with the amount of 303 kg.
Meanwhile, at the Olympic Games in London July 27 were known opponents of our other Olympians - judoist Gulnar Hayytbaeva (weight category up to 63.5 kg) and Serdar Khudaiberdyev boxers (64 kg) and Nursahat Pazzyev (75 kg). G.Hayytbaeva will start the fight with the occupying 16th place in the ranking of the International Judo Federation (IJF) 25-year-old bronze medalist of the World Cup 2011 in Sao Paulo (Brazil), winner of the International Tournament Grand Prix 2012 in Baku, Ramil Yusubov (Azerbaijan). S. Khudayberdyev a preliminary bout will meet with Manoj Kumar (India), and N.Pazzyev come into the ring with Adem Kilic (Turkey).
