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Turkmen athletes to perform at II CIS Games

«7/24. tm», №23 (158), 05.06.2023. Turkmen athletes will represent their country in 9 disciplines in the II CIS Games, which will take place in Belarus from 4 to 14 August.

Hangzhou 2022 invites foreign torchbearers to take part in Torch Relay

«7/24. tm», №23 (158), 05.06.2023. The organisers of the Asian Summer Games Hangzhou 2022 invite representatives of foreign countries to take part in the Torch Relay. They invited each participating nation to nominate a torchbearer by June 12, who will carry the Flame as part of his trip to Hangzhou 3 days before the opening ceremony.

The country of happy children

World Children's Day is widely celebrated in many countries, including in Turkmenistan, on the first day of summer – June 1. This date has been added to the list of national holidays to indicate the concern for the younger generations in our country. Thanks to the wise policy of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, large-scale work is underway to educate the smart, well-mannered, patriotic and bright children, who represent the future of our country and the happiness of life in our Motherland, where all dreams come true. Comprehensive concern for children, their well-being and harmonious development is a priority of the state policy in the independent, permanently neutral Turkmenistan. This policy reflects the humanistic principles and great spiritual and moral values of the Turkmen people.

Celebrations in honour of athletes

«7/24. tm», №22 (157), 29.05.2023. Turkmen athletes perform at international tournaments on a regular basis, and their victories raise the country’s prestige as a sports power worldwide. In our country, it has become a tradition to honour and award winners and prize-winners of these tournaments. This tradition continued in the Ashgabat Olympic Town on May 25.

African Sambo Championships 2023 ended in Morocco

«7/24. tm», №22 (157), 29.05.2023. Moroccan Casablanca hosted the African Sambo Championships from 20 to 22 May. The main continental tournament was held in six disciplines - in Sport SAMBO, Combat SAMBO and Beach SAMBO among men and women.

The winners are known

The physical culture, sports and health movement in our country gained a wide scope thanks to the great concern of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. In Turkmenistan, it has become a noble tradition to hold the sports events that bring together thousands of people of all ages and professions. Special attention is attached to the development of high-level sports, to the preparation of skilful athletes, coaches, and other related professionals. The Turkmen athletes take part in large international events, win prizes and medals, including in gold medals, on a regular basis. This fact enhances the international prestige of our country as a sports power. The Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships of Turkmenistan were held recently. The Turkmen weightlifters demonstrated their skills and qualified for the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships to be held in India this summer. Ogulgerek, Medine and Ogulshat, daughters and athletes coached by Gurbandurdy Amanov, triumphed in the women's tournament. All three of them won the title of champion of the country and valuable gifts from the sponsors of the tournament. These three champions will represent Turkmenistan at the Asian Championships.

Asian Open SAMBO Cup Held in Atyrau

«7/24. tm», №21 (156), 22.05.2023. Atyrau hosted the Asian Open SAMBO Cup among youths born in 2007-2008, dedicated to the memory of the Honored Coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan, international class referee Koshkarbay Tabynbaev. Such a large-scale tournament was organized in this region for the first time.

Health is wealth

Great initiatives and positive transformations in the field of physical culture and sports launched by our Hero-Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov are implemented under the leadership of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. This work is underway at a strong pace in the revival of the new epoch of the powerful state. Turkmenistan has a perfect legislature in the field of physical culture and sports, as well as in other spheres, to regulate and create a standardized system. The main goals of the principles of a healthy lifestyle introduced in our country under the leadership of the President of Turkmenistan are to protect the national health, to boots physical strength of people, to encourage our youth to do sports, and to educate them in the spirit of patriotism. Moreover, physical culture and sports are the main conditions for the strong human health and for the development of qualities.

Festive sports events

The volleyball and chess events were held in the sports hall at the Gokdepe Etrap secondary school 10. The teams of the Etrap secondary schools took part in these events, which were dedicated to the Day of the Constitution and the State Flag of Turkmenistan. The events were jointly organized by the Etrap Council of the Trade Union of Science and Education Workers, the Etrap Physical Culture and Sports Department and the Etrap Education Department. Thus, the competitions attracted great interest from the start. The best teams of the volleyball and chess events were determined in a close competition. The teams of the Etrap secondary schools 10, 20 and 32 entered the top three.

A brilliant victory

An international basketball tournament for students was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The tournament was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Heydar Aliyev. The men's national team of Turkmenistan took part in the event. The athletes from 7 countries, namely, Turkmenistan, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and the Republic of Belarus, played in the prestigious tournament.

Preparation for the Asian Championships

The wrestlers from Turkmenistan will perform at the Asian Belt Wrestling Championships to be held in the city of Jizzakh, Uzbekistan, on May 20–25. The tournament will gather the strongest wrestlers from 20 countries of the region. The delegation of Turkmenistan will include 43 members, who will take part in the Championships. 33 athletes and 6 coaches will represent our country.

Well-known specialist from Japan leads the national team of Turkmenistan in judo

«7/24. tm», №20 (155), 15.05.2023. A well-known sportsman in the past, and now a coach Kazuhiko Tokuno led the national team of Turkmenistan in judo. For two years, as the head coach of the national team, he will train judoists of Turkmenistan for world championships and other major international competitions. The correspondent of «GA» was informed about this in the Judo Federation of Turkmenistan.

SAMBO was included in the program of the 2025 World Games in Chengdu

«7/24. tm», №20 (155), 15.05.2023. SAMBO returns to the big stage of The World Games – this time as one of 30 official sports of The World Games 2025, to be held in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China. The corresponding decision was made at the General Assembly of the International World Games Association (IWGA), held on May 3 in Madrid.

The role of books in education

It should be noted that science and literature play an important role in the education of the younger generations. Our ancestors educated of the smart youth and created the principles of education and upbringing. The main principles were social conduct, manners, learning, as well as the habit of reading books. Thus, the Turkmen people created many famous books and wonderful works in their glorious history. In this context, it should be noted that our thinkers, poets, and scientists left a great mark on the past. Thanks to the tireless work and talent of these thinkers and scientists, many historic books were written and distributed to the world. This fact had a positive effect on the development of science and education, and on the education of many generations.

Open Championship

The U12 Ashgabat Open Tennis Championship was held at the Tennis Complex in the Olympic Village in the Turkmen capital. The tournament was organized as a part of preparation for the Central Asian Youth Tennis Championship, which will be held in the first days of June this year. About 100 athletes from the capital and regions of the country took part in the tournament, which was organized jointly by the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan and the Ashgabat Main Department on Physical Culture and Sports.

Brilliant success

The Turkmen athlete Medine Amanova won the second medal for the team of Turkmenistan at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, the Republic of Korea, on May 5–13. The Turkmen athlete competed in the 64-kilogramme weight class event. She lifted 90 kilogrammes in the snatch event, 117 kilogrammes in the clean and jerk event, and won a silver medal at this prestigious international tournament.

Useful plant

Being widely used as a medicinal plant in folk medicine since ancient times, camomile grows in many countries of the world and has many benefits for the human health. It is one of the most widely used plants for making herbal teas. It is recommended to harvest camomile without roots when it begins to bloom. The shampoos made from the flowers of the plant have a positive effect on the hair. The flowers of camomile are added to various ointments as an anti-allergic agent. The essential oils of the plant are widely used in perfumery.

Tennis test events

«7/24. tm», №19 (154), 08.05.2023. The Tennis Complex of the Ashgabat Olympic Village will host the Central Asian U12 Tennis Competition from 5 to 9 June. The State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan is conducting large-scale preparatory work jointly with the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan and the Asian Tennis Federation to hold this international tournament at the high organisational level.

Asian and Oceanian SAMBO Championships will be held in Kazakhstan

«7/24. tm», №19 (154), 08.05.2023. The Asian and Oceanian SAMBO Championships will be held in Kazakhstan from 7 to 11 June. Medals will be raffled off in Sport SAMBO among youths, juniors, adults and masters, as well as in Combat SAMBO among men. Also, for the first time, the Asian and Oceanian SAMBO Championships among the blind and visually impaired will be held, one of the categories of which will be held in an open format. The tournament will be a qualifying competition for the World Combat Games 2023.

Junior chess players from Turkmenistan win silver medals at the Asian Championship

«7/24. tm», №19 (154), 08.05.2023. A high second place was taken by a tandem of juniors from Turkmenistan at the Asian team online chess championship that ended on Sunday. First-ranker Amanmuhammet Hommadov and FIDE Master among women Lala Shohradova, who made up the mixed double team in the under-18 category, scored 15 team points out of 18 possible, losing only to Indonesia, which scored 16 points. Third place on the podium went to the Philippines with 13 points.