Silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Hidilin Diaz will lead the team of the Philippines in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

Bahrain taekwondo group are ready to perform in the arena of the 5th Asian Games in enclosed spaces and in martial arts, to officially start in less than ten days.

Asian powerhouse China will arrive at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games intent on making a major impact as their 202-strong team of athletes continues to settle in Ashgabat.

The 72nd session of the UN General Assembly has started the work at the Headquarter of the United Nations Organization where the delegation of our country will give utterance to priority positions and new initiatives of Turkmenistan related to the most important aspects of cooperation under the UN and other competent international organizations.

The Olympic Village of Ashgabat hosted the ceremony of raising the flags of five participating countries, the delegations of which have already arrived in the Turkmen capital for participation in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

To ensure smooth operation of communications and telecommunications systems is an essential part of preparations for the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which are to start in a few days in Ashgabat.

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has signed a Decree on transferring servicemen, doing compulsory military service to the reserve of the Armed Forces, other troops and calling up citizens of Turkmenistan.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has sent his deep condolences to His Majesty XV Supreme Head of State of Malaysia Sultan Muhammad V and Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak on the fire that broke at Kuala-Lumpur’s school. The fact that the tragedy has claimed the lives of many schoolchildren makes it even more sorrowful, the message says.

The decision to allow Oceania nations to compete in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games for the first time has opened the continent’s door to one of world sport’s traditional heavyweight nations.

Uzbekistan’s Taekwondo fighters will be setting their sights on making a major impact at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat as the country aims to further establish itself among the sport’s elite.