Turkmenistan fighter Jennet Aynazarova (57 kg) won the gold in the final day of Thai Boxing competitions having won Sirosipa Sirisak from Thailand, the origin place of this sport, by technical knockout.

Show jumping competitions that started on September 19 had Ahalteke Cup contest today. Our compatriot Nikolai Beglaryan on Toychy horse came over the obstacles without any mistakes and won gold medal.

Turkmen team continues the fight for awards at the V Asian indoor and martial arts games. This day also pleased with successful performances and regular medals, won by our athletes. Performances in competitions on wrestling on belts, Thai boxing, billiards, track and field athletics, wrestling “kurash” brought places on the pedestal of honor to the Turkmen.

We will remember for a long time the opening ceremony of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. It lasted for around three and half hour but seemed to be like magic minutes. The heads of the states, leaders of official delegations, numerous guests, representatives of foreign mass media, everyone were ravished with grandiose show made by thousands of performers.

Turkmenistan is actively introducing new technologies in the sphere of rendering services to the population. Such another step was the transition to a new electronic payment system, started in September in public transport in Ashgabat.

The second day of belt wrestling competitions of V Asian Games was continued by classic discipline meetings. Our athletes demonstrate good results in this sport.

Honored Cultural Worker of Turkmenistan, director of Galkynysh National Equestrian Group Pygy Bairamdurdyev, who had the honor of lighting the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games flame, has given an interview:

Foreign diplomats who made large contribution to establishment of trustful relations and expansion of multi aspect cooperation of the states they represented with Turkmenistan are among the guests invited to the opening ceremony of Ashgabat 2017 Games. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan Vahdat Sultan-zade, who worked in our country as counsellor form 2006 and after, from 2010 to 2015 as a Head of Azerbaijan diplomatic mission, is among them.

Among the many foreign guests who are now staying in the Turkmen capital, there are world-renowned sports stars, including sports idols for many generations such as the legendary hockey players Vladislav Tretiak and the famed figure skater Irina Rodnina.

Ashgabat 2017 Games are ongoing in the Olympic village. Last day was rich for events: the competitions in 11 sports were held where medals were contested in five of them. On the same day, belt wrestling jujitsu and power lifting competitions brought 27 medals including 14 gold one to the collection of our team. It allowed keeping confident leadership of our country in total medal count. By the outcomes of all days of the competitions, our national team has 89 prizes - 43 gold m, 28 silver and 18 bronze medals.