The Turkmenistan national weightlifting team continues to prepare for the upcoming World Championship to be held in Bahrain in December 2024. At the moment, the athletes are at the training camp in the Turkish city of Antalya.

Under the guidance of head coach Mansur Rejepov, 30 athletes (19 men and 11 women) are taking part in the training.

The team is supported by seven experienced specialists: Meret Sahetmyradov, Azat Gorganov, Ahmet Saryyev, Guvanch Sahydov, Bayram Geldiyev, Gurbandurdy Amanov and Zair Huseynov. All of them play an important role in the organization of the training process, which is aimed at achieving high results at the World Championship.

The main start of the year for the Turkmen weightlifters is the 89th World Weightlifting Championship, which will be held from 4 to 14 December in Manama (Bahrain). To successfully prepare for the tournament, the team is conducting daily training sessions, including two sessions a day. In addition to traditional gym workouts, the athletes are also warm-up exercises along the Mediterranean coast to help maintain a high level of physical fitness and improve recovery.

The training camp in Antalya will last until 21 November, after which the team will travel to Bahrain to continue preparations ahead of the World Championship.

At the international tennis tournament “Ashgabat open 2024” among boys and girls under 14 years old, which is taking place in the Turkmen capital, competitions in doubles have begun.

According to the publication “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”, 16 pairs are competing for the title of the strongest in this type of program among young men, demonstrating a huge will to win. Three matches were very indicative in this regard, two of which ended sensationally. Thus, in the first of them, first-seeded Suleiman Hudayberdyev and Emirhan Rustamov unexpectedly lost in a super tie-break to their compatriots Nazar Amangeldyev and Kerimgeldi Velibegov, who were inferior in rating.

It is noteworthy that at first nothing foreshadowed a sensation. S. Hudayberdyev and E. Rustamov confidently won the first set – 6:2. However, they relaxed in the second and lost – 1:6. In the end, everything was decided in a super tie-break, which N. Amangeldyev and K. Velibegov won – 10:5 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

The second sensation was born in the match, in which third-seeded Keimir Annaev and Ilyas Memmetgulyev surprisingly easily lost to the Malaysian duo Gareth Lim Hao Zhe and Jacob Wong – 1:6, 1:6.

Following the tennis players from Malaysia, the international duo of Seyran Delakov (Turkmenistan) and Muhammad Ermatov (Uzbekistan) showed great will to win, defeating the pair of Efe Daniel Akar (Turkmenistan) and Guvanch Dovletov (Turkmenistan) in a tough fight – 7:6(3), 6:4 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

The following also advanced to the quarterfinals: Turkmen pairs Yunus Annamyradov and Ali Geldiyev (seeded second), Begenchgeldi Hummetov and Govshut Soyunov, Eyupbeg Atajanov and Alyryza Meredov and international duets Rashid Aljesmi (UAE) and Ayman Hammoudeh (Jordan), as well as fourth-seeded Yaroslav Bobrov (Kazakhstan) and Muhammetsapa Serdarov (Turkmenistan).

In the women's doubles, where 14 duets are competing for the prizes, there were no particular sensations. The first two seeded duets from Turkmenistan - Ilima Huseynova/Aylara Kakabayeva and Ainur Annamyradova/Nazli Hudaykuliyeva, thanks to a lucky draw, reached the quarterfinals without a fight. But the rest had to work hard to proceed to the next round of the competition. Based on the results of the day's play, the following earned this right:

Turkmen pairs Ainur Agamuradova and Jennet Orazalieva (seeded fourth), Selbi Altyeva and Imilia Kambarova, Leyli Esenova and Anna Ponyatova, Victoria Kurbaeva and Mahri Mammedova, tennis players from Iran Mahra Parniyan and Shayly Savakh, and the international duo Sulgun Ishankulieva (Turkmenistan) and Safiya Sharipova (Uzbekistan), seeded third.

Let us remind that the international tournament “Ashgabat open 2024” is taking place in the Tennis Complex of the Olympic town with the participation of athletes from 12 countries - Great Britain, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

The footballers of Dashoguz's "Turan" will participate in the final tournament of the Turkmenistan championship among First League teams. They earned this right by winning the zonal competitions in the northern region of the country.

In Dashoguz velayat, eight teams competed for the sole ticket to the final stage of the competition, playing each other twice—home and away. By defeating their opponents in all matches, "Turan" achieved a perfect score of 42 points, securing first place. The victorious team was led to this success by head coach Alibek Sapayev, with assistance from Sharafatdin Jumaniyazov.

Dashoguz's "Oguz" took second place with 34 points (coach – Aziz Atakhanov). "Kopetdag" from Dashoguz completed the top three (coach – Hurmat Karimov).

The top scorer of the zonal tournament in Dashoguz velayat was Azizbek Rozimov from the "Oguz" team, scoring 25 goals.

The final tournament of the First League championship, featuring winners from velayats and Ashgabat, will take place for the first time after a five-year break. It is planned that all its matches will be held in Dashoguz.

Turkmen tennis players successfully began their performance at the international tournament Ashgabat Open 2024, which started in the capital of Turkmenistan. On the first day of the competition, athletes from Turkmenistan showed excellent results, advancing to the second round of the tournament.

The tournament is being held at the Tennis Complex of the Olympic Village and has gathered 63 athletes under the age of 14 from 12 countries, including the United Kingdom, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, UAE, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan is represented by 20 boys and 22 girls.

According to the publication 'Turkmenistan: Golden Age,' in the men's singles category, Emirhan Rustamov, Yasin Faizullaev, Ilyas Mammetgulyyev, Ali Geldiyev, Erkin Altyyev, Kerimgeldi Velibegov, Alyryza Meredov, Yunus Annamyradov, Eyupbeg Atajanov, Suleyman Khudaiberdiev, and Mukhammedsapa Serdarov advanced to the second round.

Among the girls, Leyli Esenova, Ksenia Sorokina, Safiya Tribunskaya, Selbi Altyeva, Sahra Garakhanova, Sulgun Ishankuliyeva, Imilia Kambarova, Anna Ponyatova, Aynur Atajanova, Ilima Guseynova, Aylara Kakabaeva, Aynur Annamyradova, and Nazli Khudaikuliyeva advanced to the second round.

The competition continues

Turkmen freestyle wrestlers won four medals at the international tournament 'Belt and Road,' which concluded in Xi'an (China). The Turkmenistan team collected one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.

The gold medal in the weight category up to 86 kg was won by Dovlet Orazgulyjov. The silver medal went to Ziyamuhammet Saparov (up to 125 kg), and the bronze medalists were Perman Khommadov (up to 70 kg) and Shatlyk Hemelyaev (up to 97 kg).

Athletes from China, five Central Asian countries including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, as well as from Azerbaijan and others, participated in the competition.

The Ashgabat Open 2024 international tennis tournament among boys and girls under 14 years old has started in the capital of Turkmenistan. The opening of the competition took place on the territory of the Olympic town. Young talents from different countries are taking part in the tournament.

The tournament was organized by the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Physical Culture and Sports and the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan. In addition to the sports component, a rich cultural program has been prepared for the participants, including visits to museums, a zoo, a circus, and the International Ahal-Teke Equestrian Complex.

The final matches and the award ceremony for the winners are scheduled for November 16.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting with the participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T.Atahalliyev and hakimov velayatov, where they discussed current work in the agricultural sector and the implementation of the National Rural Program, TDH reports.

It was noted at the meeting that cotton harvesting and its transportation to receiving points without losses continues in the velayats. Work is also underway to take care of wheat crops, including soil irrigation and weed control.

Rice is harvested in the Dashoguz and Lebap velayats, and sugar beet is harvested in the Mary region. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed to ensure proper control over all stages of agricultural work and preparation for the next season.

The head of state also instructed to strictly control the construction of social and industrial facilities, which are planned to open in the regions this year.

Turkmen tennis players Maral Akhmedova and Nazar Dovmatov participated in the regional conference for coaches from Western and Central Asia, which took place in Manama.

The regional forum, organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), brought together more than 50 coaches from 12 countries in the capital of Bahrain. Over three days, they were trained on topics such as organizing the training process, tactical and technical training methods, preparing players for matches, and the role of male and female coaches in competitions and in developing sports reserves.

Maral Akhmedova, a member of the Turkmenistan national team and holder of an ITF Level 1 coaching certificate, successfully combines active tennis participation with coaching at the 7th sports school in Danev etrap, Lebap velayat. She acknowledged that the knowledge gained at the ITF conference will be applied in training processes with children.

The male representative of the Turkmen delegation at the conference was young future coach Nazar Dovmatov, who is currently studying at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports with a specialization in tennis coaching.

The Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan, led since 2022 by Eziz Dovletov, Master of Sports, winner of the Davis Cup Group IV Asia/Oceania zone, prize-winner of many international and national tournaments, places significant emphasis on coach education and professional skill development. Currently, over 40 certified coaches who have completed the introductory ITF Play Tennis course work with children and beginners in Turkmenistan. The number of coaches holding ITF Level 1 certificates has increased to 18.

Additionally, last year, Mirali Gasanov, the 32-year-old head coach of Turkmenistan's men's national team and the Ashgabat Tennis Academy, became the first in Turkmenistan to obtain the PRO Level certificate. This certification allows him to work with professional players worldwide after successfully completing testing and training at David Ferrer's renowned tennis academy in Valencia, Spain.

Turkmen sambists won two bronze medals on the first day of the World Championships that began in Astana (Kazakhstan).

This large-scale event is being held in Kazakhstan for the second time and has brought together around 470 athletes from 80 countries worldwide, including teams from Russia, Belarus, and refugees competing under a neutral status.

Participants in the world championship are competing for 31 sets of medals in sport and combat sambo among men and women, as well as sambo for blind men in the SVI-1 class (totally blind athletes). Notably, the disciplines of women's combat sambo (in seven weight categories) and blind sambo (in three weight categories) have been included in the World Championships program for the first time in history.

The competitions are taking place at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Palace. The significance of the event was highlighted by the presence of legendary sambist Fedor Emelianenko at the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Championships, as well as a prize fund totaling USD 311,000. The winners of the world championship receive $4,000 each, silver medalists receive $3,000 each, bronze medalists receive $2,000 each, and gold medalists among the blind receive $1,000 each.

On the first day of the championship, winners and medalists were determined in ten weight categories. Among them, Zarina Abdyrakhmanova, a coach-teacher at the sports school of Ak Bugday etrap under the Main Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Ahal velayat (weight category up to 54 kg), and Gulzada Jorakulieva from the National Federation of Martial Arts of Turkmenistan (up to 72 kg) were awarded bronze medals. Both achieved success in combat sambo competitions.

On her way to the podium, Z. Abdyrakhmanova won her first match, which was a quarterfinal, against Khongorzul Delgersaikhan (Mongolia) with a score of 8:0 but lost in the semifinals to 19-year-old silver medalist of the 2024 World Championships and current champion of Asia and Oceania Gulsevar Urakova (Uzbekistan) with a score of 1:4.

Gulzada Jorakulieva also secured one victory by defeating 20-year-old European vice-champion and bronze medalist of the 2024 World Cup in Armenia Angelina Lysenko (Ukraine) with a score of 4:0 in the quarterfinals, but lost in the semifinals to 29-year-old vice-champion of the 2024 World Championships and three-time World Cup winner Yana Polyakova from Russia with a score of 0:8.

Earlier this year, 31-year-old Zarina Abdyrakhmanova won silver medals at the Asian and Oceania Championships in Macau (China) and at the World Cup in Cholpon-Ata (Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan), while 25-year-old Gulzada Jorakulieva received bronze awards at these same competitions.

The World Sambo Championships continues.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino congratulated Guvanchmukhammed Ovekov on his election as Chairman of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT). The congratulations were published on his social media pages.

On November 4, Turkmenistan held elections for the head of the FFT, following which Guvanchmukhammed Ovekov was unanimously elected to this post.

It is worth noting that in May last year, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. During the meeting, the head of state expressed his readiness to support FIFA's initiatives and proposals for the further promotion of football in the country. Infantino, in turn, noted that he was happy to visit Ashgabat, and as a symbolic gift, he presented the President with a personalized T-shirt with number 10, a football and a FIFA pennant.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov ordered the development of a draft National Anti-Corruption Program for 2025-2029. The order was given during a regular meeting of the State Security Council, where the results of the work of security forces for ten months of this year were discussed, reports the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.

At the meeting, Prosecutor General B. Muhamedov presented a report on the work of the department, including the results of supervision over the implementation of legislation and the introduction of digital technologies in the work of the prosecutor’s office. Following the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the need to strengthen control over the strict implementation of laws and ordered the development of a new anti-corruption program in accordance with international legal standards.

“It is necessary to develop, in accordance with generally accepted norms of international law, a draft National Anti-Corruption Program in Turkmenistan for 2025–2029 and other documents", - the head of state emphasized.

The meeting also touched upon issues of strengthening the material and technical base of law enforcement agencies and improving their activities in order to ensure the security of the state.

In the latest round of the Champions League, there were a number of unexpected results. The main sensation of the evening was the victory of Portuguese "Sporting" over the reigning tournament champion "Manchester City" with a score of 4:1. Another unexpected result was "Milan's" away victory over "Real" in Madrid with a score of 3:1.

"Liverpool" demonstrated a confident game, thrashing the German "Bayer" 4:0. An equally impressive victory was achieved by the Dutch PSV, which defeated the Spanish "Girona" with the same score of 4:0.

In other matches of the round:

• "Dinamo" Zagreb confidently defeated "Slovan" (4:1)
• "Monaco" narrowly beat "Bologna" (1:0)
• "Lille" and "Juventus" drew (1:1)
• "Borussia" Dortmund narrowly defeated "Sturm" (1:0)
• "Celtic" beat "RB Leipzig" (3:1)

November 6, the tournament will continue with the following matches:

At 22:45 (Ashgabat time):

• "Shakhtar" - "Young Boys"
• "Brugge" - "Aston Villa"

At 01:00 (November 7):

• "Sparta" Prague - "Brest"
• "Feyenoord" - "Red Bull Salzburg"
• "Stuttgart" - "Atalanta"
• "PSG" - "Atletico" Madrid
• "Crvena Zvezda" - "Barcelona"
• "Bayern" - "Benfica"
• "Inter" - "Arsenal"