Turkmen athletes successfully performed at the international tournament in traditional karate in Prague (the Czech Republic). About 500 athletes from different countries took part in the competitions of the masters of oriental martial art. Awards were competed in several disciplines, individual and team fights, kata (complex exercises) and Enbu (show fights).

The National Institute of Sports and Tourism hosted a practical conference on the 5th Indoor and Martial Arts Asian Games that related to the issues of considering the symbols of the Games, training of Turkmen athletes and volunteers, communications activity and marketing promotion of the AIMAG-2017 project among foreign media.

President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to Turkmenistan, Mr. Marco Mancini, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held the meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan, who arrived in our country leading the representative delegation.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged the visions on number of topical issues of regional and international politics that presents mutual interest. The participants expressed the confidence that traditional friendship relations between Turkmenistan and Armenia would be successfully developed.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held another video-selector meeting with participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers in charge of the agro-industrial sector, heads of several ministries, governors of the velayats and Ashgabat.

Running on the top of Dushakerikdag (2482) in the range of the Kopet Dagh was started by competition for the Cup of Turkmenistan in skyrunning. Here for the third year the Cup of Turkmenistan in this entertainment discipline of mountaineering is held under the aegis of the state sports committee with assistance the clubs of mountaineers ""Agama"" and ""Mert"", and also the khyakimlik of Archabil etrap of Ashgabat city.

In the international chess tournament «Budapest Spring Festival» Turkmen sportsmen won three awards - two gold and silver. The competitions held by the Swiss system in nine rounds and brought together about 140 participants from 40 countries.

Turkmen masters of kickboxing have excellently performed in the large international tournament in the capital of Latvia - Riga. Practitioners of honoured coach of Turkmenistan, chief instructor of the national team Alexander Snagovsky have secured 29 medals, 16 of which gold, eight - silver and five - bronze for the sports achievements of the country.

In the world mixed martial arts championship in the city of Antalya (Turkey) which brought together over thousands of sportsmen from 40 countries, Turkmen sportsmen won seven gold medals, one - silver and five - bronze.