First of all, it should be noted that the last week was held in our country under the sign of hockey: the first junior (U17) ice hockey tournament for the Turkmenistan President’s Cup took place in Ashgabat. Our compatriots - HC Oguzkhan of the Turkmengaz State Concern won the silver medal of the tournament. Moreover, our sportsmen achieved good results in other international events.
Turkmen sportsmen won the bronze medal of the Special Olympics Winter Games in floor hockey in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament of Category B among men will be held in Ryazan on February 22-24. The experts of our team set hopes on a student of the National Institute of Tourism and Sport, international Master of Sports Kiyas Esenov, who ranked among the five top wrestlers of the planet in the under 84-kg weight category in the 2012 World Championship and won the silver medal of the 2012 Asia Championship.
On February 20-26, Daugavpils, Latvia will host the World Taekwondo Tournament of the World Taekwondo Federation. 15 teams from eight countries, including Turkmenistan will take part in the tournament. Our country will be represented by eight sportsmen. The competitions will be the first stage of the 2013 Baltic Olympic Taekwondo Cup. Another international contest in martial arts will be held in Moscow on February 20-24. Six Turkmen sportsmen will compete in the Russian Federation Open Jujitsu Championship.
Young Turkmen sportsmen will take part in a number of sports events held in the country this week. Turkmenistan has hosted national championships in box, chess, football, futsal and yakalashma national game on February 18-28.
The Traditional Karate Championship for Turkmenistan Cup and Judo National Championship of Turkmenistan will be held in Ashgabat on February 21-25.
The National Tennis Tournament dedicated to the National Flag Day will start on the tennis courts of the Ashgabat multifunctional sports complex on Wednesday, February 20.
Turkmen sportsmen won the bronze medal of the Special Olympics Winter Games in floor hockey in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament of Category B among men will be held in Ryazan on February 22-24. The experts of our team set hopes on a student of the National Institute of Tourism and Sport, international Master of Sports Kiyas Esenov, who ranked among the five top wrestlers of the planet in the under 84-kg weight category in the 2012 World Championship and won the silver medal of the 2012 Asia Championship.
On February 20-26, Daugavpils, Latvia will host the World Taekwondo Tournament of the World Taekwondo Federation. 15 teams from eight countries, including Turkmenistan will take part in the tournament. Our country will be represented by eight sportsmen. The competitions will be the first stage of the 2013 Baltic Olympic Taekwondo Cup. Another international contest in martial arts will be held in Moscow on February 20-24. Six Turkmen sportsmen will compete in the Russian Federation Open Jujitsu Championship.
Young Turkmen sportsmen will take part in a number of sports events held in the country this week. Turkmenistan has hosted national championships in box, chess, football, futsal and yakalashma national game on February 18-28.
The Traditional Karate Championship for Turkmenistan Cup and Judo National Championship of Turkmenistan will be held in Ashgabat on February 21-25.
The National Tennis Tournament dedicated to the National Flag Day will start on the tennis courts of the Ashgabat multifunctional sports complex on Wednesday, February 20.
