All people are looking forward to the official opening ceremony of V Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games on 17th of September in Ashgabat. In the meantime, the competitions of the Games have already started; they were opened by jujitsu contests.

The first gaming day of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games is completed. The official opening of the Games is to be held on September 17 however, the first sets of medals in jujitsu and national Turkmen wrestling have been contested and futsal matches have been started. By the results of the competitions, Turkmenistan national team leads in total medal count with 37 medals where 16 gold, 14 silver and 7 bronze medals.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Minister where members of the State Security Council, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city were invited. The agenda included utmost issues of the state life.

The Olympic Village hosted the flag raising ceremony for another several dozens of nations whose delegations have already arrived in the Turkmen capital to take part in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Turkmenistan prepares for construction of the Turkmenistan section of the Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India (TAPI) pipeline near the State border with Afghanistan and at the border-crossing. This has been reported at the Government session by Vice-Premier M.Babayev who supervises the oil and gas complex.

By the decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Serdarmammet Garadjayev was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi city).

Turkmenistan prepares to take part in the 72nd session of UN General Assembly. This has been reported at the Government session by the Vice-Premier, head of the MFA of Turkmenistan, R.Meredov.

The Concept of the digital educational system development and the plan for its implementation has been approved in Turkmenistan. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

The cueist Ahmad Taufiq M. Murni is the only athlete who will represent the State of Brunei Darussalam in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat.

The Games “Ashgabat 2017” will be forever recorded in history of Fijian sports as the first Asian games with the participation of the national team of this oceanic country.