The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has officially authorized Turkmenistan to be an authorized training centre. The corresponding certificate signed by the President of the International Tennis Federation David Haggerty and Executive Director of the ITF Luca Santili was received today by the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan (FTT).

The document gives the right to conduct annual coaching seminars, agreed with the International Tennis Federation, to independently attest and certify national coaches, while using the ITF logos on the documentation.

«In order to obtain this license, which is valid until December 31, 2026, we have done a lot of work in terms of training personnel and developing educational material», Chairman of the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan Eziz Dovletov told the GA correspondent. - Amir Borgei, the ITF responsible for the development of tennis in the Asian region, who visited Ashgabat last month, carried out the necessary inspection. Its result was the recognition by the International Tennis Federation of the FTT to issue independently certificates from the ITF.