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Sport for the Promotion of Peaceful and Inclusive Societies

«Türkmenistan Sport», № 2 (22), 2024 The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, observed annually on 6 April, provides an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the globe.

Turkmenistan celebrates World Table Tennis Day

«Türkmenistan Sport», № 2 (22), 2024 Table tennis is becoming increasingly popular in Turkmenistan with every passing year. Table tennis fans across the country celebrated World Table Tennis Day on April 23.

First start

«Türkmenistan Sport», № 2 (22), 2024 A new page has been written in the history of the Turkmen sports movement: our national team for the first time performed at the Football World Cup among schoolchildren born in 2007–2008, which was recently held in the city of Dalian (People’s Republic of China). 56 teams from 33 countries took part in the tournament. Our group, which included the Turkmen players, can rightfully be called a football group, since our rivals were the national teams of Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Uganda.

Heading will be banned in England

«Türkmenistan Sport», № 2 (22), 2024 FA ban HEADING at Under-11s level and below to ‘improve the safety’ of football for primary school children, after research found it led to increased brain disease in former footballers

45 types of sport

«Türkmenistan Sport», № 2 (22), 2024 ARCHERY

Guinness World Records

«Türkmenistan Sport», № 2 (22), 2024 Ghanaian sets Guinness World record by hugging 1,123 trees in one hour

FiveTurkmen clubs received AFC licenses for the 2024/25 season

«7/24. tm» №26 (213), 24.06.2024 Fiv clubs from Turkmenistan – «Arkadag», «Altyn Asyr», «Nebitchi», «Ahal» and «Ashgabat» - have successfully completed the licensing process of the Asian Football Confederation and received the right to participate in international tournaments under the auspices of the AFC in the 2024/2025 season. This was reported by the press service of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.

«Altyn Asyr» recognized its opponent in the qualification of the AFK-2 Champions League

«7/24. tm» №26 (213), 24.06.2024 The silver medalist of the 2023 Turkmenistan football championship «Altyn Asyr» will begin its journey in the AFC-2 Champions League from the qualifying round. The rival of the Turkmen team will be the Indian «East Bengal».

Riding a Bicycle is a Healthy Form of Recreational Activities

A healthy person is a full-fledged member of society, who is distinguished by high physical and mental performance, good health and inner spiritual comfort. Actively using and introducing the benefits of scientific and technological progress into various areas of activity, humanity often forgets about a simple but such an important element of a quality life as physical activity. Obviously, it is closely linked to a healthy lifestyle. As the famous saying goes, “A healthy mind is in a healthy body.” One cannot but agree with this statement, because sport also hardens human character and foster self-determination, endurance and leadership qualities.

On the path to new heights

The Turkmen sports reached new heights of development under the leadership of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The country expands international cooperation in this field and enhances its global prestige as a sports power. Turkmenistan became the venue for prestigious events and achieved impressive success in sports diplomacy. Effective work is underway in the field of physical culture and sports. Great importance is attached to the main priorities of the state foreign policy, including in remarkable opportunities of sports, peace and friendship.