A three-day visit to Turkmenistan has completed of the Physical Culture and Sports Main Department delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan led by the head of organization - Mohammad Humayun Hairany. In the course of visit, the Afghan delegation members discussed with Turkmen specialists the issues of advancing bilateral partnership in sports and conducted the issue-related negotiations with representatives of the Executive Committee of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, the State Sports Committee, and others.

On the final day of the Men and Women World Sambo Championship held in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria), Turkmenistan won yet another award – bronze medal. The medalist is Novruz Atayev who competed in the combat sambo in the 52 kg weight category.

Our compatriots won six medals at the Karate and Sambo World Championships in Romania and Bulgaria.

On November 6, winners of the International 3x3 Basketball Tournament, held in the playing sports complex of the Olympic Village in Ashgabat, were announced. Our athletes won gold and silver medals in the men’s events, and high awards in the women’s group.

On November 3, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov on a working trip around the capital got acquainted with the situation in the Olympic Stadium, which less than in a year will be the main venue for the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Football players of the capital’s “Altyn asyr” team won the Championship of Turkmenistan. The team of the Ministry of Communications achieved this success earlier, five rounds before the championship’s end, after its closest opponent “Balkan” team missed points in the capital’s match against the “Ashgabat” – 2:2, and “Altyn asyr” outplayed “Shagadam” in the away game - 2:1.

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, hosted an international seminar on organization and holding of various ice hockey tournaments and the jury’s work. Two Turkmen experts Allaberdi Mammetkuliev and Mamed Mamedov took part in this training. They successfully passed the exams and were awarded the 2nd degree certificates of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Turkmen players won two medals (gold and silver) in the World Chess Championship among cadets in Batumi, Georgia. The success was achieved by members of our team Shageldi Gurbandurdyev (first place) and Lala Shohradova (second place). Both of them study at comprehensive school №8 in Garashsyzlyk etrap of Lebap velayat.

On October 30, Turkmen wrestlers won 36 medals at the XIV Classical Belt Wrestling World Cup and the III Goresh World Championship in Naberezhnye Chelny (the Russian Federation). Moreover, in the second wrestling style competition our nationals won first place in the team event, having taken 12 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze medals.

On October 28, football players of “Altyn Asyr” Football Club (Ashgabat) retained their title as Turkmenistan Football Cup winners, beating «Ashgabat» with the score 4:0.