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Physical Activity versus Physical Inactivity

Physical activity as a means of strengthening the body is very important in our time, as a guarantee of active longevity. Hypodynamia or low physical activity is an urgent problem of modern society. In the context of urbanisation and technological development, an increasing number of people lead a sedentary lifestyle that is one of the causes of various diseases.

Dual Success of Young Chess Players

Good news came from Korumdu town (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan), where the Central Asia Youth U8-U16 Chess Championships ended yesterday. The Turkmen young adherents of the ancient intellectual game added two, gold and silver, medals to our country’s collection of the sporting achievements, the Chess Federation of Turkmenistan reports. The success of our chess players is also significant because over 300 participants competed for the awards – 128 from the host country, 98 from Kazakhstan, 69 from Uzbekistan and only 5 Turkmen juniors. Looking ahead, I will say that this achievement secured Turkmenistan an honourable third place in the overall team standings.

Turkmenistan boxers won 6 medals at the international youth tournament in Kazakhstan

«7/24.tm»: №34 (221) 19.08.2024 Turkmen boxers won six medals of various distinctions at the recently concluded international boxing tournament in Aktau, Kazakhstan, held in memory of USSR Master of Sports Bokenbay Saktaganov.

Turkmen weightlifter finishes his performance at 2024 Paris Olympics

«7/24.tm»: №34 (221) 19.08.2024  At the Olympic Games in Paris, weightlifters competed for medals in the 102 kg weight category, in which Turkmenistan was represented by 23-year-old Master of Sports Davranbek Hasanbayev. It was the first time for him to compete in the main competitions of the four-year period.

Hero-Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov visited the Motor Sports Centre of Turkmenistan

On August 10, during his working holiday, National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov who attaches a great significance to the strengthening of healthy way of life and practices various sports disciplines, visited the Motor Sports Centre of Turkmenistan, located in the northern part of the capital. Hero-Arkadag as usual started his day with physical exercises.

Women in the olympic games

«7/24.tm»:№33 (220) 12.08.2024 The journey of women in the Olympic Games is a testament to perseverance and progress. In the ancient Games, women were not allowed to compete or even attend. However, the modern Olympic movement, revived in 1896, began to pave the way for female athletes. Despite this, the first modern Games had no women participants.

The evolution of the olympic games

«7/24.tm»:№33 (220) 12.08.2024 The Olympic Games have undergone significant transformations since their inception in ancient Greece. The first Games in 776 BCE were a far cry from today’s grand spectacle, featuring only a handful of events such as running and wrestling. These early competitions were held in Olympia.

On the path to perfection

The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted in the Address to the Turkmen athletes, ‘Following the heroic and victorious path of our ancestors, you should demonstrate your skills at the international events and win medals. I firmly believe that you will protect the honour and dignity of Turkmenistan, achieve excellent results in various competitions, and lift the national flag of our beloved Motherland highly’. The Turkmen athletes consider it the sacred duty to earn the trust of the President of Turkmenistan. Orazgul Babanyyazova, a student at the secondary school 28 in Gumdag, Balkan Velayat, is one of these young athletes. Born in Gumdag in 2008, Orazgul has been enthusiastically attending the sports school 7 of the Balkan Velayat Main Department on Physical Culture and Sports since the age of 10. It should be noted that the coach of the sports school Orazgylych Chakanov, who has already prepared a number of talented athletes, does his best to train the weightlifters. Thus, the success of athletes depends primarily on the commitment and hard work of coach.

Young Champion of the Continent

The Asian Wrestling Championships ended in the Thai city of Si Racha in late July. These competitions made themselves memorable for a victory celebrated by a 17-year-old athlete from Ashgabat Alp Arslan Begenjov in the under 79 kg weight category of the U20 freestyle wrestling tournament. Our compatriot is the first Turkmen athlete to show such a high result on the international sports arena. On the way to the gold medal, Alp Arslan performed in 4 matches, in 3 of which he gained the so-called clear victory with a difference of 10 points. He defeated a Japanese wrestler Shunsuke Mizusaki (12:2) at the start and left no chance for Ramazan Iskanderov from Kyrgyzstan (10:0) in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, the Turkmen athlete wrestled with the 2023 Asian Champion in the under 74 kg category Yerkan Beksultanov from Kazakhstan, who failed to provide decent resistance and lost 0:6 to Alp Arslan.

Turkmen athletes take part in Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony in Paris

«7/24.tm» №32 (219) 05.08.2024 The Opening Ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games, involving the athletes from Turkmenistan, took place in the capital of France. The Turkmen Olympic delegation consists of 6 athletes who perform in 4 sports: judo, athletics, swimming and weightlifting.

Musa Zhalaev outpaces 18 rivals

«7/24.tm» №32 (219) 05.08.2024 A Turkmen swimmer Musa Zhalaev made his debut at the Olympic Games in Paris, competing in the 100-metre freestyle. The 21-year-old athlete posted a time of 52.29 seconds in the qualifier, which let him rank 61st ahead of 18 rivals.

Ainura Primova is one of youngest Olympic athletes

«7/24.tm» №32 (219) 05.08.2024 Ainura Primova is one of youngest Olympic athletes

Turkmen judokas have completed their performances at the 2024 Olympics

«7/24.tm» №32 (219) 05.08.2024 Turkmen judokas have completed their performances at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A set of different medals

The sports schools play an important role in preparing excellent athletes and masters for the national teams of the country. The sports school 6 implements the active work on selecting, revealing and training talented and promising young athletes. Our students succeed at the international and national events thanks to the instructions of their coaches and teachers who are masters in their fields. The athletes of the sports school coached by the international master of sports Orazmyrat Charyev successfully performed and took the prize-winning places at the Taekwondo Championship of Turkmenistan (ITF). Ysmayyl Taylyev (2 times), Orazmuhammet Hudayberdiyev (40 kg) and Omar Berdimyradov (35 kg) won the single tul events.

SPORTS DIPLOMACY IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

In today’s world, sport is a significant component of international cooperation that contributes greatly to building trust between nations. In fulfilling the tasks of international relations, the sphere of activity of sports diplomacy focuses on establishing and maintaining contacts among the sports communities of different countries at various levels. A special role in sports diplomacy belongs to the sport of highest achievements. In the current international political environment, sports diplomacy is increasingly characterised as an effective tool of “soft power” that enables the state to fulfil various tasks, including important and complex ones, and solve problems in the international arena. Thanks to the records and achievements of athletes and national teams in international tournaments, the perception and image of a country can change at such an incredible speed that even diplomatic actions are not always able to match. One of the most important tools of sports diplomacy in solving relationship problems is public diplomacy. Public diplomacy is used to inform the public and foreign audiences, establish contacts and initiate a constructive dialogue, which contributes greatly to the formation of trusting relations between the public of different countries. While official diplomacy is focused on the structures of state authorities, public diplomacy is aimed for the widest pu

Honour to the Turkmen Olympians

On July 22, the special ceremony was held for the national team of Turkmenistan participating in the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, the capital of France. The event was organized at the Martial Arts Sports Complex of the Olympic Village in Ashgabat. Many representatives of the sports community, including the members of the State Committee on Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan, the National Olympic and Paralympic Committees, the sports federations, public organizations, and students of institutions of higher education greeted the Olympic delegation of Turkmenistan with heavy applause. The delegation consists of 19 people, including six athletes in four sports, namely, judo, weightlifting, swimming, and athletics.

Paris 2024 Olympics: on the eve of a large tournament

As is known, the special ceremony was held for the national team of Turkmenistan participating in the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, the capital of France. Maysa Pardayeva, a student of Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports and the winner of the Asian Cup and the European Open Championship, will compete in the judo event at the 2024 Olympics. Musa Zhalayev, a student of Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas and the winner of international tournaments, will contend in the swimming event. Serdar Rahimov, a student of Turkmen State Architecture and Construction Institute and the gold medallist of Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024, will protect the sports prestige of Turkmenistan in the judo event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Davranbek Hasanbayev, a graduate of Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports, will compete in the weightlifting event. Aynura Primova, an athlete of the Water Sports Federation of Turkmenistan, will demonstrate her skills in the swimming event. Valentina Meredova, an athlete of the Construction and Architecture Sports Club Economic Department of the Ministry of Construction and Architecture, will compete in the athletics event.

The Turkmen athletes arrive in Paris

On July 23, a special ceremony was held at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle International Airport to welcome the sports delegation of Turkmenistan participating in the XXXIII Summer Olympics. The representatives of the State Committee on Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan, the National Olympic Committee, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of France, the organizing committee of the Paris 2024 Olympics, volunteers and other people gathered at the venue. The Turkmen athletes passed by a long line of volunteers holding the national flag of Turkmenistan and received a cordial welcome on the eve of the large sports festival.

The Ceremony of Sending off Athletes to the 2024 Olympics Takes Place in Ashgabat

Celebrations on the occasion of sending off the national team of Turkmenistan to the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games to be held in Paris (France) from July 26 till August 11 took place in the Martial Arts Sports Complex of the Olympic Village in the capital. Held every four years, these large-scale competitions gather the best representatives of the sports world from all parts of the planet. In order to increase the international sports authority of the Motherland in the period of the Revival of the New Era of the Powerful State and for the successful performance of our athletes at the forthcoming Olympiad in Paris, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is the head of the National Olympic Committee, issued two special resolutions, according to which a programme was developed and an Organising Committee was established to prepare national teams for the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games and the XVII Summer Paralympic Games in the French capital.

Triple Success of Turkmen Football Players

Good news came from the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, where the international football tournament AFL Kids Cup-2024 among children and teenagers ended. Competing in three age groups, Turkmen teams won victories in two competitions and won silver medals in one. Our young compatriots won awards of the highest standard in the age group of athletes born in 2012, where the Batly team distinguished themselves, and in that of sportsmen born in 2014, where the best were the football players of Gökje. In both cases, six teams competed for medals, but it was the Turkmen team that became winners. Moreover, Gökje midfielder Amanmurad Rejepov was recognised as the best player of the tournament.