In the FIDE chess federation ranking published on February 1, the women's national team of Turkmenistan has rapidly risen by 40 positions, namely from 96th to 56th place. This leap was due to the active participation of leading Turkmen chess players in official tournaments, both national and international.

The 5th World Nomad Games in 2024 will be held in Kazakhstan, in connection with which President of the country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to start preparing for the international competition. On Thursday, the Kazakh leader met with head of the Association of National Sports of Kazakhstan Islambek Salzhanov and instructed to prepare for the organization of competitions and effectively use the opportunities of small and medium-sized businesses, including in the areas of folk crafts, services and tourism, the press service of the head of state reports.

Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Cup in 2027. This became known at the end of the Asian Football Confederation Congress in Manama (Bahrain).

The Highest League of the Women's Chess Championship of Turkmenistan has started in Ashgabat. The tournament, held in a round-robin system, brought together 14 of the country's strongest chess players to date, each of whom will meet at the board with all the other participants. The girls were selected from various qualifying competitions, including the first league, the championship among girls under 20 and the previous top league.

Former forward of the St. Petersburg football club Zenit, Iranian footballer of Turkmen origin Serdar Azmoun, who now plays for the German Bayer, may continue his career in the French Marseille, reports L'Equipe.

The schedule of matches of the youth women's team of Turkmenistan (under 20) in the first round of the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup-2024 on football has become known.

Judoists from Turkmenistan will demonstrate their skills at the international Grand Slam tournament, which will be held in Paris in early February. ORIENT was informed about this by the National Judo Federation.

"The Chinese Olympic Committee believes that athletes from all over the world should enjoy equal rights to compete and is ready to continue discussing the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the Asian Games," the Chinese Olympic Committee website said in a statement. This is reported by the Xinhua news agency.

On the eve of the start of the new season, the Football Federation of Turkmenistan held a working meeting with the heads and representatives of the country's top league clubs, the official website of the organization reports.

A curling section has opened on the basis of the Palace of Winter Sports in Ashgabat, which will operate with the support of the Curling Federation of Turkmenistan.