Dragon boat rowing competitions have already started in many cities of the Middle Kingdom. So, in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, competitions are held in a picturesque historical area. The task of the participants is to overtake rivals at a four–kilometer distance.

The most massive regattas are held in Nanchang City District of Jiangxi Province. More than one thousand two hundred people take part in them. And in the suburb of Foshan in Guangdong Province, athletes train on a 25-meter-long boat.

The spectacular races are timed to coincide with the Duanwu Festival, which is also called the "double Five" Day and the Dragon Boat Festival. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, this year it fell on June 10.

Duan is eagerly awaited in China, because this is not only a traditional rowing competition, but also a symbol of the arrival of summer. The official weekend on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival in China starts on Saturday, June 8, and will last three days.

Turkmen athletes won 238 medals – 79 gold, 64 silver and 95 bronze – at international competitions in January – May this year.

This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister N.Amannepesov during a Cabinet meeting on Friday, June 7, TDH reports.

Since the beginning of 2024, Turkmen athletes have participated in 80 international competitions.

The central match of the 10th round of the Turkmenistan Futsal Super League between the leader of the standings Senagatbank and Kopetdag, which occupies the third place, ended with an unexpected result.

The meeting, which took place at the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, ended with a score of 6:2, in favor of Kopetdag.

Mulkaman Annaguliyev scored a hat-trick as part of the winners (28, 32, 40). Sahetmurad Atdaev also scored a double in the game (6,39). Gurbangeldy Sakhedov scored another goal (20).

Rakhatmurad Nepesov (21) and Nepesgeldy Ataev (27) scored two goals for Senegatbank.

Results of other meetings:

"Turan" — "Migration" – 1:2

Goals: Sirojiddin Dzhumaniyazov (34) — Dayanch Garajaev (6), Ismailmukhamed Ovekov (12).

Denizchi — TKNPZ – 6:2

Goals: Mekan Shamuradov (13 goals), Kirill Charyev (19), Abdullah Nursakhedov (22), Alisher Khudaibergenov (28), Gylychmurad Gylychmuradov (30), Suleiman Agoiliev (37) — Tanryberdy Amangeldiyev (37), Charyyar Gurbanniyazov (39).

After the matches of the 10th round, the second round of the Super League ended. Senagatbank is still in the lead in the standings (27 points). Denizchi scored 21 points and is second in the table. Kopetdag closes the top three (19 points).

The third round of the Turkmenistan Futsal Super League starts in September.

The Nomad Games will be held in Astana from September 8 to 13, 2024.

About 4 thousand participants from more than 100 countries of the world will take part in the competition. It is expected that more than 100 thousand tourists will attend sports competitions and cultural events. Turkmenistan will also take part in the games.

As part of the sports program of the 5th World Nomad Games in Astana, it is planned to hold competitions in 20 competitive and 10 demonstration sports.

These include horse racing, national wrestling, traditional intellectual games, competitions in martial arts, archery, national bird hunting, horse riding, folk games, as well as demonstrations in ethnic sports.

The Ethnoaul "Universe of Nomads" will be opened directly in Astana, where every visitor will be able to get acquainted with the culture and traditions of the Kazakh people, as well as the original culture of the participating countries.

Up to 30 thousand residents and guests of the capital will be able to visit the ethnoaul daily.

The 5th World Nomad Games in Astana will be held under the motto "Uly Dala dubiri" - Meeting in the Great Steppe."

The matches of the 9th round of the Turkmenistan Futsal Super League 2024 were held at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports.

In the central match of the round, the leader of the standings Senagatbank beat the second-placed Denizchi with a score of 3:0. Rakhatmurad Nepesov (25), Mekan Khayytmukhamedov (30), Aimurad Makhtymov (39) scored goals.

Thanks to the victory, Mergen Atayev's team scored 27 points and increased the gap from Denizchi by 9 points.

Results of other meetings:

• "Migration" — "Kopetdag" – 2:4

Goals: Ismailmukhamed Ovekov (35), Dayanch Garajaev (39) — Mulkaman Annaguliyev (18, 33), Sakhetmurad Atdaev (34), Vatan Ataev (36).

• TKNPZ — Turan – 3:4

Goals: Tanryberdi Amangeldiyev (5), Charyyar Gurbanniyazov (6), Maksat Amanov (14) — Azizbek Rosimov (13, 19), Farukh Abdiyazov (38), Sapargeldy Matiev (40).

In the 10th round, which will take place on June 7, Turan will play with Migration (14:00), Kopetdag with Senagatbank (16:00), Denizchi and TKNPZ (18:00).

The Ashgabat stage takes place at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. Admission to the matches is free.

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva has become the youngest semi‑finalist of a Grand Slam tournament in the last 27 years, the press service of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) reports.

The 17‑year-old Russian defeated world number two Arina Sobolenko from Belarus in the quarterfinals of the French Open (6:7, 6:4, 6:4) and she made it to the semifinals.

She became the youngest semi-finalist of a Grand Slam tournament after Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis, who in 1997, at the age of 16, managed to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros and the US Open.

Andreeva also became the youngest tennis player to defeat a rival from the top 2 of the WTA rankings at a Grand Slam tournament since 16‑year-old Jelena Dokic from Australia beat Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999.

Andreeva will compete with Italian Jasmine Paolini for reaching the final of Roland Garros.

The head coach of the Turkmenistan national team Mergen Orazov and the captain of the team Arslanmurat Amanov shared their expectations for the upcoming match against Uzbekistan in the qualifying cycle of the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.

As Championat writes.Asia, at the pre-match press conference, Orazov noted the warm welcome from the Uzbek Football Association and announced the careful preparation of his players. – In the last games, we showed that we can impose the fight on Uzbekistan. The opponent has a strong squad, but tomorrow we will try to play defense in an organized manner and look for chances in attack," the coach said.

Arslanmurat Amanov stressed that the national team of Turkmenistan is not going to give up without a fight to the favorite of the group. – We are not going to give up. Tomorrow we will try not just to fight back and play defense, but also to go on the attack, play a pass," he said.

Mergen Orazov also explained that the Turkmenistan national team was based on a preparatory training camp in Turkey because of the good conditions and convenient logistics for the flight to Tashkent.

The match between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will take place on June 6 at 19:30 at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent. The hosts will take to the field in white uniforms, and the guests in green.

Ticket sales have started for the match of the sixth round of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Group E between the national teams of Turkmenistan and Hong Kong.

The meeting will take place on June 11 at the Ashgabat Stadium and will begin at 20:00 local time.

Tickets for the match are available at the ticket offices of the Ashgabat Stadium.

The mode of operation of the ticket offices:

From 9:00 to 21:00. (seven days a week)

Ticket prices:

30 manats.

On June 6, the Turkmenistan national football team will play a guest match with Uzbekistan as part of the selection of the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.

The meeting will be held at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent. The starting whistle will sound at 19:30 Ashgabat time.

The Turkmen football players will take to the field in a green set of uniforms, the Uzbek national team in white.

It is expected that this match will be shown live on the Uzbek TV channel SPORT TV, as well as the official Youtube channel of the Football Association of Uzbekistan — UZBEKISTAN FA.

Chess players of Turkmenistan started their performance at the World Junior Championships under 20 with confidence. After two days of competitions taking place in the Indian city of Gandhinagar, Turkmen athletes are in the leading group.

After two rounds, Turkmenistan's women's champion and FIDE master candidate Meryem Agajanova, as well as the country's U20 girls' and FIDE master's champion Lala Shohradova scored two points each, defeating Indian rivals Modipalli Diikshitha and Drishti Ghosh. Serious tests await them in the next round: Agajanova will have a match with the Kazakh FIDE master Liya Kurmangaliyeva, and Shohradova will face the representative of Armenia Mariam Mkrtchyan, the European U18 champion.

Among the boys, Ahmet Gubatayev, vice-champion of Turkmenistan under 20, distinguished himself. In the first round he drew with the Armenian international grandmaster Emin Ogonyan, and in the second he defeated another Armenian grandmaster Mamikon Gharibyan. In the third round he will meet with the Indian FIDE master Apoorv Kamble.

Other Turkmen athletes also achieved success. Jahan Rejepova, the national champion under 14 years old, and multiple medalist of national championships Azim Saryev completed the second round with victories.

More than 200 chess players from 44 countries are participating in the championship, which ends on June 13. The tournament is held according to the Swiss system in 11 rounds.

In preparation for the match of the fifth round of the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament in Group E against the national team of Uzbekistan, the national team of Turkmenistan held its first training session in Tashkent.

It should be noted that the meeting between the national teams of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will take place on Thursday, June 6, at the Bunyodkor Stadium and will begin at 19:30 Ashgabat time.

Recall that from May 26 to June 4, the national team of Turkmenistan held a training camp in Antalya, Turkey, under the leadership of head coach Mergen Orazov.

On June 1, a friendly match between the national teams of Turkmenistan and Greenland took place in Antalya. The meeting ended with a crushing victory of the Turkmen team with a score of 5:0.

World Cup 2026. Qualifying tournament

The second round. Group "E"

5th round

• June 6 (Thursday)
• The beginning is 19:30
• Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan
• Tashkent, Bunyodkor Stadium

On June 4, the Ashgabat stage of the 2024 Futsal Super League starts in the capital of Turkmenistan. After the games in the Balcony, the tournament moves to Ashgabat, where the matches of the 8th round will take place.

Within the framework of the tour, Turan and Kopetdag, Denizchi and Migration, as well as TKNPZ and Senagatbank will meet.

Senagatbank still holds the lead in the standings with 21 points. Denizchi is in second place, 3 points behind. Kopetdag closes the top three with 10 points. This is followed by "Migration" (6 points) and TKNPZ (5 points). Turan closes the table with only 1 point.