President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave the welcoming statement to the Turkmen sportsmen – participants of the XXIX Summer Olympic Games, members of the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan

The message says, “Our country’s participation in the Olympic Games will become another manifestation of the triumph of the policy of peace, creation and social progress for the happiness and welfare of the whole mankind.

“I believe you will be able to show the achievements of national sport to the world with youthful enthusiasm, diligence and firmness of purpose and to uphold the sports honour of our country and raise the Turkmen flag high! I sincerely wish each of you to perform successfully at the Olympic Games, which will be held in the wonderful cities of China and to return home with the medals, prizes, outstanding victories and new records! May the Olympiad enrich your lives with unforgettable events, exciting memories, bold dreams!

The President says, “To give the people access to the healthy lifestyle many sports and play grounds, stadiums, Ice Palace, Olympic Water Sports Complex, world-renowned health-improving centres reconstructed in compliance with the latest scientific and technological advances are placed at the people’s disposal. In the nearest future the Olympic village will spring up in Ashgabat. All these accomplishments testify to the priority of the concern for the people’s health, rapid adoption of the principles of the healthy lifestyle by our society. The youth should always remember how much physical training means for improving the health. So that you will grow up physically and morally strong we have opened the doors of the best sports facilities for you. Therefore, you must return with the victories from the Olympic Games that you participate in for the first time, you must become a generation that will glorify Turkmen sport worldwide! I believe you will be able to replenish the success and achievements of the previous generations of the renowned Turkmen sportsmen!”