The “Ascension” project, organized by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan and the Executive Committee for the preparation of 5th Asian Games, has reached its climax: the Crest of the Motherland and the symbol of Asian Games-2017 have been raised to the highest point of the country - Ayrybaba peak.

Co-organized by the Turkmen State Information Agency (TDH) and the Executive Committee of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, a climbing expedition is now well underway and is progressing. The sporting and patriotic event was launched to celebrate State Flag Day of Turkmenistan and the Year of Health and Inspiration: a national flag and a symbol of the 2017 Asian Games would be planted on the country’s highest peak - Airybaba.

A delegation of Turkmenistan will be on a visit to the city of Sapporo (Japan) on February 17-28 to participate in the 69th OCA Executive Committee meeting. During the visit, representatives of our country will attend the official opening ceremony of the 8th Asian Winter Games to become acquainted with their organization.

The expedition, which includes also a TDH correspondent, will deliver the Turkmen flag and a symbol of the Asian Games-2017 to the highest point of the country, dedicating this ascent to the upcoming national holiday - the National Flag Day and the Year of Health and Inspiration.

In celebration of State Flag Day, Turkmen mountain climbers have been making annual ascents to the highest peak of Turkmenistan, the Airybaba (3,139 m), for about 20 years to plant a national flag on the summit of the mountain.

Highest awards were secured by students of the National Institute of Sports and Tourism Muhammet Temirov (weight category under 81 kg), Hudayberdi Jumaev (under 100 kg), Aynur Amanova (under 52 kg), and also trainer of the 1st sports school of Galkynysh etrap of Lebap velayat Maria Lohova (under 78 kg) and sportswoman of the Federation of Kurash of Turkmenistan Gulshat Nasyrov (under 63 kg) from our team.

Today in Minsk, in the Palace of Sports, XXI international sambo tournament of category ""A"" - open championship of Byelorussia in sports and combat sambo for the prizes of President Alexander Lukashenko has finished. On the second day of competitions the national team of Turkmenistan has won five more medals - two gold, two silver and one bronze.

Seven medals - four gold, one silver and two bronze, have been won by Turkmenistan team on the first day of XXI international tournament in category “A” of the open championship of the Republic of Belarus in classical and combat Sambo for awards of the President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. 14 medal events have been held on this day in total.

Turkmen sambo wrestlers will participate in the open championship of the Republic of Belarus. The tournament has gathered more than 200 athletes from 16 countries - Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Israel, Slovakia, Ukraine and others in Minsk.

While on a get-acquainted tour of the Olympic Complex, colleagues of the head of state practiced bicycle riding on the tracks of the indoor velodrome.