The qualification for the Olympic women's 100m backstroke has ended. Aynura Primova finished third in her heat with a time of 1:10.17, but this was not enough to reach the semi-finals.

The 16 athletes with the best times advanced to the semi-finals. The 17-year-old Turkmen swimmer, who made her debut at the Paris Olympics, took 35th place overall, ending the fight for medals.

Primova became one of the youngest participants in the Olympic swimming competitions.

It is worth noting that at the 2023 World Junior Championships, she set three national records in backstroke: 50 m - 31.60, 100 m - 1:07.67, 200 m - 2:29.24.

On July 29, at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Turkmen judoka Maysa Pardayeva won her first fight in the 57 kg weight category.

In a tense fight, Pardayeva managed to defeat her experienced opponent from China, Cai Qi, who is a bronze medalist of several prestigious international tournaments.

This is Pardayeva's Olympic debut, and her victory has already proven that she is ready to compete at the highest level. In the next round, the Turkmen athlete will face Brazilian Rafaela Silva, who is ranked 4th in the world judo rankings.

19 years old Maysa Pardayeva, representing Turkmenistan in judo, completed her performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, reaching the 1/8 finals in the 57 kg weight category. The Olympic debutant won in the first round against Chinese athlete Kai Qi.

In the second round, Pardayeva faced a more experienced opponent, 32-year-old Brazilian Rafaela Silva, the 2016 Olympic champion and two-time world champion. Despite a tough fight, the Turkmen athlete failed to defeat her opponent.

This is Pardayeva's first appearance at the Olympic Games, although she already has experience of international competitions. In 2023, she won a bronze medal at the XIX Summer Asian Games in Huangzhou. At that time, the athlete shared her dream of becoming an Olympic champion.

To celebrate the 33rd Summer Olympic Games 2024, which kicked off in Paris and other cities in France on July 26, six NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station decided to hold their own mini-Olympics.

The International Space Station has released a two-minute video showing the astronauts' activities.

The video begins with the passing of the Olympic flame. Janet Epps passes the flame to Mike Barratt, Sunita Williams, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, and finally Butch Wilmore, who is in the station's dome with the Earth in the background.

The astronauts then begin to prepare for their competitions.

They concluded by wishing all the athletes a successful performance at the Olympics.

"We can't imagine how difficult it must be to be a world-class athlete playing sports in real gravity. "So from all of us on board the International Space Station, to every athlete at the Olympic Games, good luck!" said Matthew Dominic.

Almost 17,000 athletes who arrived at the Olympic Games in Paris received a specially designed flexible smartphone model Galaxy 7 Flip6 Olympic Edition.

Samsung has unveiled the Olympic version of the recently developed smartphone Galaxy7 Flip6. The device is equipped with artificial intelligence technologies from Galaxy AI. Samsung's product became available to athletes before the official launch.

As for the advanced artificial intelligence functions from Galaxy AI, they will provide a real-time language translation function for calls, which will allow instant translation of what is said in phone calls into 16 languages. A live conversation translation function is also available, which will allow athletes to communicate with other athletes and volunteers. The letter translation function allows you to compose emails and posts on social networks in applications.

The Olympians were given smartphones with 100 GB eSIM cards; Olympic applications will be pre-installed there, including a schedule and a transport map. You can also get free drinks from vending machines (the partner is Coca-Cola) via Samsung Wallet.

By the way, the Galaxy 7 Flip6 Olympic Edition uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as a processor, 12 GB of RAM, and the smartphone's memory ranges from 256 GB to 512 GB. The main camera has a 50 MP resolution (f/1.8 85° lens with OIS) with 2x zoom. Macro photos can be taken with AI zoom up to 10x. There is also a 12 MP wide-angle camera (123°) and a 10 MP selfie camera (1.22 µm, 85°).

The main flexible screen is an LTPO panel (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide, a step up from OLED) with a diagonal of 6.7”, a small display of 3.4” 720x748 with a brightness of 1600 nits. The protection level is IP48, Armor Aluminum and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 are used as body materials. A 4000 mAh battery is installed, both wired and wireless charging. Both a physical SIM card and an eSIM are provided, there is Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

Juventus lost to Nuremberg with a crushing score in a friendly match. The match ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the German team.

Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic missed a penalty in the 71st minute with the score 0:1.

Nuremberg finished the 2023/24 season in 12th place in the Second Bundesliga, Juventus became the third in Serie A.

The football club "Shagadam" from the city of Turkmenbashi announced the appointment of a new head coach. The team was led by 73-year-old Ali Gurbani, who replaced Yevgeny Tkachenko in this post. It is noteworthy that Tkachenko remains at the club and will work as Gurbany's assistant. This is reported by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. During his career, Gurbany has worked with several leading clubs in the country, and is also an honored coach of Turkmenistan. Currently "Shagadam" under the leadership of Ali Gurbany, is holding a training camp in Kartep, Turkey. The training sessions will last until August 8, where the new mentor is working on the tactics of the team and preparing it for the upcoming matches. Strengthening before the resumption of the Turkmen championship, Shagadam actively worked in the summer transfer window, signing four new players. Three players from Ashgabat joined the team: Shatlyk Kurbanov, Didar Tejenov and Hojanazar Kurbanov. The goalkeeper position was strengthened by Muhamed Ovezov, who previously played for "Energetik". In addition, several players from the reserve team were transferred to the main team. After 16 rounds, Shagadam takes 4th place in the championship of Turkmenistan, scoring 24 points. The team will resume its participation in the tournament on August 21 with a home match against "Nebichi" in the framework of the Balkan derby.

The national team of Turkmenistan took part in the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.

Instead of the usual passage of athletes along the track and field track at the stadium, the audience saw a "swim" along the Seine River.

The flag of the country was carried by judoists of the Turkmen national team Serdar Rahimov and Maisa Pardayeva.

The ferry route passed by the most famous sights of Paris – Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre, Grand Palais, Eiffel Tower. In parallel with the parade of participants, a show unfolded along the entire route, in which 3,000 artists took part.

The "Ahal" Football Club is actively preparing for the fight for medals in the second half of the championship of Turkmenistan. The team ranks third in the Major League standings, scoring 34 points in 16 matches. Arkadag holds the lead with 48 points, and "Altyn Asyr" is in second place (37 points).

Currently, "Ahal" is conducting training camps in the Turkish Kartepe under the guidance of acting head coach Velsahet Ovezov. The former coach of the team, Dovlet Annayev, went to work with the youth national team of Turkmenistan (U-20).

The club's press service shared information about the transfer news. The "Ahal" team was joined by Azat Amanov from Ashgabat and Magtymberdy Berenov from "Nebitchi". In addition, "Ahal" and "Arkadag" exchanged goalkeepers: Rahat Japarov returned to "Ahal", and Rustem Ahalliyev went in the opposite direction. At the same time, "Ahal" has leased two players: Shihdurdy Amandurdiyev and Orazaly Begnazarov will spend the second half of the season in Ashgabat.

In preparation for the resumption of the championship of Turkmenistan, "Ahal" will hold a number of test matches: A meeting with Al-Safa club (Saudi Arabia) will take place on July 27, a match against Fethiyespor (Turkey) is scheduled for August 1, a game with "Al-Ahdoud" (Saudi Arabia) will take place on August 4, and the final test match with "Gol Gohar" (Iran) will take place on August 7.

These friendly meetings will allow the coaching staff to assess the team's readiness for the upcoming official competitions. The training camp will last until August 10, after which the team will return to Turkmenistan to prepare for the match of the 19th round against Mary's "Energetik", which is scheduled for August 17.

At the same time, there are several injured players in the "Ahal" squad who continue to recover, these are Dovran Hojamammedov, Igor Sekov and Akmammad Metdayev.

Paris is entering the role of host of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games. This historic moment will open the doors for more than 10,5 thousand athletes who will compete for medals from July 26 to August 11. Organizing and hosting the Olympics will cost France a record 8.3 billion euros.

Turkmen athletes will compete in four sports: judo, weightlifting, swimming and athletics.

Paris is hosting the Olympics for the third time
Paris becomes the second city after London to host the Summer Olympic Games for the third time. The French capital has already hosted competitions in 1900 and 1924, and now it is reopening its streets and stadiums for participants. France, in turn, will host its sixth Olympic Games. In addition to the three Summer Games, the country organized the Winter Olympics in Chamonix (1924), Grenoble (1968) and Albertville (1992).

Breakdancing became an Olympic sport for the first time

The 2024 Olympic Games program includes 32 sports and 306 competitions. One of the main innovations will be the breaking dance style, which will become an Olympic sport for the first time. The participants, known as B-boy and B-girls, will be judged on technique, dexterity, strength, rhythm, creativity and style.

The emblem and mascot of the 2024 Olympics

This year, the Olympics and the Paralympics will share a single emblem combining three symbols: Marianne (symbol of the French Revolution), a flame and a gold medal. The mascot of the Olympics was the red Phrygian caps, personifying freedom. The Olympic mascot is a cap in white sneakers, and the Paralympic one is a cap with a prosthesis.

An outdoor marathon and a piece of the Eiffel Tower
For the first time in the history of the Olympiad, everyone will be able to participate in the official marathon. Professional athletes will start earlier, and then the track will be open to everyone. The Olympic medals will be decorated with hexagonal fragments made from elements of the Eiffel Tower – a total of 5,084 medals will be issued.

Opening ceremony and events in Paris
The opening ceremony of the Olympics will be held on the Seine River, which will be an innovation in the history of the Games. Viewers will be able to watch the events on a five-kilometer route along the embankments, which is ten times the capacity of a typical Olympic stadium. This year, some competitions will be held in iconic places in Paris: beach volleyball – on the Champ de Mars under the Eiffel Tower, urban sports – on Concord Square, fencing and taekwondo – in the Grand Palais, and the marathon starts from the Hotel de Ville.

The Olympic Games in Paris promise to become not only a competition for the best athletes in the world, but also a real holiday for all residents of the city and guests of the French capital.

Manchester United may part with a number of players.

The Mancunians are ready to sell defenders Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, as well as midfielders Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen, if the offer is right. The players have contracts until 2025, according to sports.ru.

Also available for sale is midfielder Casemiro, whose contract is valid until 2026.

Winger Anthony will be allowed to go on loan if another club is ready to pay him a salary of 70 thousand pounds a week.

The draw for the judo tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place, determining the rivals of Turkmen athletes.

Turkmenistan is represented at the Games by two judokas: 20-year-old Serdar Rahimov (weight category up to 66 kg) and 19-year-old Maysa Pardaeva (up to 57 kg).

Draw results:

Men:

• July 28, category up to 66 kg
• First round: Serdar Rahimov (Turkmenistan) – Edmilson Pedro (Angola)

Women:

• July 29, category up to 57 kg
• First round: Maysa Pardaeva (Turkmenistan) – Ki Kai (PRC)

378 athletes from 122 countries will take part in the Olympic judo tournament in Paris 2024.