The matches of the second round took place today at the ongoing international ice hockey tournament in Ashgabat.

Turkmenistan's "Galkan" hockey team achieved their second major victory today at the international tournament taking place in Ashgabat. Following their crushing success in the first match against the team from Bahrain with a score of 8-1, the team, led by Andrey Makarov and Meylis Kuliev, defeated the "Oman Nationals" team from Oman with a double-digit score of 15-1.

Turkmenistan's "Galkan" hockey team started the international tournament in Ashgabat, opened today, with a big victory over the team from Bahrain, winning 8-1.

Today, the Turkmen capital hosted the opening ceremony of an international ice hockey tournament, in which club teams from ten countries in Europe and Asia take part.

Today, Turkmen capital will host a media forum in a conference hall of the Sport Hotel of the Olympic village, dedicated to the starting on April 15 the International Ice Hockey Tournament.

Today, on the instructions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in the sports complex of martial arts of the Ashgabat Olympic village the ceremony of celebration of victories of prize-winners of international competitions took place. Sportsmen who have gained good results, were presented with memorable gifts and the book by the President of Turkmenistan «Ýaşlar - Watanyň daýanjy» on behalf of the head of the state and National Leader of the Turkmen people Hero-Arkadag.

Representatives of Turkmenistan won six medals at the Para Powerlifting World Cup that ended in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).

Turkmen athletes won 34 medals at the international open championship in the non-Olympic version of ITF taekwondo held in Kuala Lumpur.

Today in the conference hall of the Sport Hotel in the Olympic Village a media forum was held dedicated to the results of the event that ended the day before XIV World Kurash Wrestling Championship.

Today, the 14th World Kurash Championship, which brought together representatives from four continents of the planet - Asia, Africa, Europe as well as South and North America, was completed in triumph at the Martial Arts Sports Complex of the Olympic village of the capital city.