The Turkmen athletes gained the outstanding achievements at the World Universal Combat Cup, winning 16 medals (5 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze). The Ahal Velayat Open Championships in the Korean martial art hapkido was held at sports school 4 in Anau declared the capital of the Turkic world this year. These two sports are part of the Federation of Hanmudo Martial Arts of Turkmenistan.

The World Cup brought together about 360 fighters from over 30 countries in the Turkish city of Erdemli (Mersin Province). The tournament was held in two disciplines: classical (full contact) and light (light version). Turkmenistan was represented by eight athletes and, which is very gratifying, each of them won two medals. They showed the excellent results in both disciplines.