The 2024 Silk Road International Rally entry list includes 117 athletes representing Russia, Belarus, China, Mongolia and Turkmenistan. This is reported by Match TV.

The riders will compete in five scoring categories: ATVs, SUVs, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. A total of 67 vehicles have been declared.

The Silk Road Rally will be held this year on the territory of Russia and Mongolia on July 5-15. The start of the race is scheduled in Tomsk, the finish is in Ulaanbaatar. The total length of the Silk Road Rally will be 5,257 km, the length of the special stages will be 2,993 km.

It should be recalled that in the Silk Road 2023 rally, the Brothers Merdan and Shohrat Toyliyevs, who performed in the Nissan Patrol car of the Turkmenavtolaglary agency, took the honorable second place in the overall standings of the T2 race, having passed such a long and triumphant path.

In addition, pilots of the Automobile Sports Federation of Turkmenistan Maksatmyrat Danatarov and Didar Orazmedov managed to finish the race in third place.

On June 27, a meeting on the development of youth football in the country was held in the office building of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. The event was attended by about 50 leading experts from various regions of Turkmenistan, including the capital.

Numerous proposals and initiatives were made at the meeting to improve the conditions and quality of training of young football players. The head coach of the Turkmenistan U-20 youth national team, Dovletmyrat Annaev, stressed the need for systematic work with children's football schools throughout the country for successful participation in international tournaments.

Begench Garayev, the head coach of the Kopetdag team, expressed confidence in the availability of all necessary resources for the development of football in Turkmenistan. He noted that at the moment about 850 children are training in football clubs that are part of his team. Garayev stressed the importance of interaction with parents and proper upbringing of children, starting with their discipline and taking care of them in the learning process.

Timur Khusainov, representing the Lebap Velayat, expressed his opinion on the importance of regular courses for young coaches, which will help prepare a new generation of qualified specialists in the field of football coaching, and those, in turn, strong players.

Maksat Dzhumamyradov, coach of the Energetik team, expressed the idea of holding seasonal championships among young football teams of various age groups. He is confident that such competitions will help to significantly improve the professional level of young football players.

Following the meeting, proposals were put forward on the creation of children's teams at Major League clubs, regular competitions for children's clubs of different age groups, as well as the organization of training camps for young coaches. These measures are aimed at the systematic development of Turkmenistan's football infrastructure and support for talented young athletes.

From June 20 to 24, the Central Asian Open Weightlifting Championship among juniors and girls under 17 years old was held in Chirchik (Uzbekistan).

Athletes from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan took part in the tournament.

Representatives of the Turkmen national team won 13 championship medals — 11 silver and 2 bronze awards.

Atabek Azamatov, competing in the weight up to 49 kg, showed the result: in the snatch (73 kg) — "silver", in the clean and jerk (86 kg) — "silver", in the sum of the double event (159 kg) — "silver".

Kakamyrat Annamyradov, competing in the weight up to 67 kg, showed the result: in the snatch (113 kg) — "silver", in the clean and jerk (133 kg) — "silver", in the sum of the double event (246 kg) — "silver".

Gurbangozel Orazova, competing in the weight + 71 kg, showed the result: in the snatch (55 kg) — "bronze", in the clean and jerk (78 kg) — "silver", in the sum of the double event (133 kg) — "silver".

Orazgul Babaniyazova, competing in the weight up to 55 kg, showed the result: in the snatch (64 kg) — "silver", in the clean and jerk (81 kg) — "silver", in the sum of the double event (145 kg) — "silver".

Saparbai Atajanov (+ 81 kg) recorded 120 kg in the snatch and won the bronze medal.

At the 14th international children's rhythmic gymnastics tournament Merry Caravan 2024 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Turkmen athletes won 29 medals.

Representatives from 10 countries took part in the competition, competing in individual and group programs. Turkmenistan was represented by 39 gymnasts aged 6 to 16 years from Ashgabat, Mary and Turkmenbashy. 29 of them returned home with awards: 18 gold, 10 silver and 1 bronze medal.

Gold medals were won by: Gurbanjemal Yagshimyradova, Mayagozel Amanova, Seyrana Hemrayeva, Eva Streltsova (exercise without apparatus), Sofia Benz, Amelia Benz, Reyhan Amanova, Mahym Gurbanova (group performance), Bogdana Kotukova (exercise with two apparatus), Sara Gulberdiyeva, Ada Aylin Gunaslan (hoop), Lolita Avanesova, Sara Hoja-Ahmetova (ribbon), Irina Kononova, Medine Akyeva, Amalia Alekperova (general performance), Leyli Batyrova, Fatima Kambarova (mace).

Silver medalists: Sofia Tavaratsyan, Ayna Akyeva, Yulia Maltseva (exercise without apparatus), Inara Hanova (ribbon), Gozel Gurbanova, Aysen Abdullayeva (hoop), Ayperi Garajayeva (mace), Aynur Tachgulyeva, Enay Hakyeva, Khalifa Javadova (group performance).

Selin Bashirova (hoop) received the bronze medal.

The team was prepared by the senior coach of the national team Fiza Aivazova and her assistants: Marina Kartashova (Mary), Irina Kostandyan (Balkan) and Elena Ustimova (Ashgabat).

Nail Nurov, Head of the Directorate for the Preparation and Holding of the V World Nomad Games, presented the medals at a briefing in the Central Communications Service, IA reports El.kz .

The medals are made of bronze alloy. In the center of the medals is the logo of the Games – this is a solar man, symbolizing the movement forward, the desire to win.

"The outline of the medal is made in the style of our national symbol shanyrak. A special place is occupied by the ribbon, which is made in our corporate style in carnelian color. There is a commemorative inscription on it, which contains information about the place and time of the Games," the speaker said.

The V World Nomad Games will be held from September 8 to 13 in Astana. The program includes 21 sports. Half of them are Kazakh national sports, the rest are national sports of many Turkic countries. Delegations from 89 countries have confirmed their participation in the Games, and Turkmenistan will also take part.

More than 2,500 athletes are expected to participate.

Oraz Mammetgeldiyev, a specialist in the international relations department of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT), was included in the Organizing Committee of the Football Federation of Uzbekistan for the 2024 Futsal World Cup. The FFT reported this to Turkmenportal.

Mammetgeldiyev’s participation is aimed at exchanging experience and gaining new knowledge in organizing international tournaments. This decision will strengthen friendly relations between the federations and will contribute to raising the level of football organization in both countries.

The Futsal World Championship will be held from September 14 to October 6, 2024 in three cities of Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Andijan and Bukhara. The CAFA region will be represented by four teams at the tournament: Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Based on the results of the draw, the opponents of the Central Asian teams in the group stage were determined:

Uzbekistan will play with the Netherlands, Paraguay and Costa Rica
Tajikistan will meet with Portugal, Morocco and Panama
Afghanistan was in a group with Argentina, Ukraine and Angola
Iran will compete with France, Venezuela and Guatemala
16 teams will advance to the playoffs: the first and second place finishers in the groups, as well as the four best teams among the third place finishers. They will continue to fight for the championship title.

The current futsal world champion is the Portuguese national team.

The Austrian national team defeated the Netherlands with a score of 3:2 in the match of the third round of the group stage of the European Football Championship, securing access to the playoffs from first place in the group. The match was held in Berlin.

The goals for Austria were scored by Romano Schmid (59th minute) and Marcel Sabitzer (80th minute). Cody Gakpo (47th) and Memphis Depay (75th) scored for the Netherlands. Doniella Malen's own goal opened the scoring in the 6th minute.

In the parallel match of group “D”, the teams of France and Poland tied 1:1. The goals were scored by Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski.

In the 1/8 finals, Austria will meet the second team of group “F” (Portugal, Türkiye, Czech Republic, Georgia), and France will play the second team of group “E” (Romania, Belgium, Slovakia, Ukraine).

The European Championship will end on July 14. The current champion is the Italian team.

In the 12th round of the Kyrgyzstan football championship, Suleyman Muhadov was recognized as the best player in the meeting between the “Abdysh-Ata” and “Kyrgyzaltyn” teams. A striker from Turkmenistan, playing for “Abdysh-

Ata”, brought his team victory by scoring the decisive goal in the 70th minute of the game.

Thanks to this victory, “Abdysh-Ata” strengthened its lead in the standings, gaining 30 points. The team is ahead of its closest pursuers – “Dordoi” by 5 points and “Alai” by 9 points.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Muhadov has become a key player for his team. Earlier, his goal helped “Abdysh-Ata” reach the semi-finals of the Kyrgyzstan Cup.

The Italian national team played a draw with the Croatian team in the match of the third round of the group stage of the European Football Championship. The meeting was held in Leipzig and ended with a score of 1:1.

This result permitted the Italians to reach the 1/8 finals of the tournament.

As part of the Croatian national team, Luka Modric scored the goal (55th minute), becoming the oldest goal scorer in the history of the European Championships. Mattia Zaccagni scored for the Italians (90+8).

In the parallel match of group “B”, Spain defeated Albania with a score of 1:0, which permitted them to take first place in the group with nine points. Italy finished second with four points, ahead of Croatia (two points) and Albania (one point).

Now the Italian national team will face Switzerland in the 1/8 finals on June 29 in Berlin. Spain will play one of the third-placed teams on June 30 in Cologne.

Croatia still has a chance to qualify for the knockout stages.

The European Championship will end on July 14. The current winner of the tournament is the Italian team.

The season in the National Hockey League (NHL) has ended. In the decisive seventh match of the Stanley Cup finals, the Florida Panthers from the United States and the Edmonton Oilers from Canada determined the winner of the trophy.

Recall that the Panthers led 3-0 in the final series, but the Canadian club did not give up and equalized the score — 3-3.

The teams started the final match of the series actively and exchanged abandoned goals. In the 5th minute, Carter Verhage put Florida ahead, playing at home, but Matthias Janmark restored equality on the 7th.

The Panthers were able to take the lead in the second twenty minutes after an accurate shot by Sam Rinehart. Edmonton tried to win back the rest of the time, but the Russian goalkeeper of Florida, Sergei Bobrovsky, played very reliably, deflecting 23 of 24 shots at his own goal.

Florida held the winning score and won the Stanley Cup for the first time.

The Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT) has announced the start of accepting applications for participation in the tender for the purchase of football, futsal and children's balls. The acceptance of documents will last from June 24 to July 5, 2024.

To participate in the tender, interested parties must provide a complete set of documents, including:

• Legal documents of a company or an individual entrepreneur
• Offer for sample balls with photos
• Information about the company or individual entrepreneur
• List of previous clients
• Confirmation of registration on the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan

This initiative is aimed at providing high-quality equipment for various football programs and competitions held under the auspices of the FFT.

Applications are accepted at the address: 744000, Ashgabat, Berkararlyk etrap, 68 G. Kulieva Street. Additional information can be obtained by phone 75-49-57 or e-mail tkm@the-afc.com .

The FFT invites all interested parties to participate in the tender and contribute to the development of football in Turkmenistan.

Nine medals were won by athletes of the Turkmenistan national team at the Central Asian Championship in traditional karate, held in Almaty. “Turkmenistan: Golden Age” reports this.

The competition brought together about 300 karatekas from five countries, who competed for the titles of the strongest in the disciplines of kata (demonstration of formal exercises) and kumite (fights) in various age categories.

The delegation of Turkmenistan included 12 athletes, nine of whom won 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.

The highest awards were given to:

• Ihlas Annagurbanov (kata, 14-15 years old),
• Ibragim Shagulyev (Kumite, 14-15 years old),
• Nurgeldi Annagurbanov (kata, 18-21 years old),
• Selim Myratdurdyev (Kumite, 22-25 years old).

The silver medalists were:

• Serdar Bayryev (Kumite, 22-25 years old),
• Yagmyrmyrat Sahetmyradov (Kumite, 18-21 years old),
• Gurbannazar Hummedov (Kumite, 22-25 years old).

The following climbed to the third step of the podium:

• Yunus Muhammetgulyev (Kumite, 14-15 years old),
• Myratbek Baltayev (Kumite, 22-25 years old).

In the medal team competition, the Turkmenistan team took third place.

The athletes were prepared for the Central Asian Championship by the head coach of the Turkmenistan national team Dovlet Berdyev and his assistants Kemal Atayev, Diyar Hojayev and Eymur Mademinov.