03.08.2021

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At the ongoing XXXII Summer Olympics in Tokyo, hammer throwers competed for medals. Turkmenistan in this type of program, in which 31 athletes participate, was represented by a 30-year-old master of sports of international class from Ashgabat Mergen Mammadov.

03.08.2021

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At the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, masters of backstroke competed for medals in the 200-meter distance. In this type of men's program, in which 29 applicants for awards participated, Turkmenistan was represented by the 26-year-old standard-bearer of our team at the opening parade of the Games, international master of sports from Ashgabat Merdan Atayev.

27.07.2021

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The first Olympic silver medal in the history of independent Turkmenistan was won today by the master of sports from Ashgabat Polina Guryeva at the Tokyo Games. The student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports achieved this success in the weight category up to 59 kg, in which representatives of 14 countries competed.

27.07.2021

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Turkmen athlete Kristina Shermetova ranks among six strongest weightlifters in the up to 55 kg weight category at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Representatives of 14 countries competed for medals in this group.

26.07.2021

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Perhaps it is difficult to find a more legendary figure in the history of domestic sports than Marat Niyazov. Over half a century ago, he was the first Turkmen athlete to pave the path to the most coveted pedestal for every athlete in the world, winning a silver medal in the shooting competition at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

25.07.2021

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From September 11 to September 15 (Russia) the International festival of school sports of the states-participants CIS will be held in the Ulyanovsk region. By tradition the teams from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Byelorussia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Russia will show their skill in such sports, as mini-football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton and chess. An important part of the festival is the cultural-educational program in which frameworks participants will be acquainted with national traditions of residents of the region, enjoy excursion to sights and museums of the region and also master classes from outstanding sportsmen.

24.07.2021

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The schedule of performance of Turkmen sportsmen in the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo has been determined. The national team of Turkmenistan is represented in the Games by nine sportsmen in four sports - weightlifting, judo, swimming and track and field athletics (hammer throwing).

23.07.2021

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The other day in Serbia ended an international tournament organized by the Serbian Chess Federation - International OPEN "Paracin 2021". Chess players from different countries competed in two categories - in "A" the strongest athletes fought for prizes, and in "B" - amateurs of this sport.

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.