Turkmen weightlifter Anamdzhan Rustamova won silver at the Grand Prix tournament in weightlifting, which was held from December 9 to 15, 2023 in the capital of Qatar, Doha.

In the early spring of 2024, the National Electronic Sports Federation of Turkmenistan will hold the first esports Student Cup in the country's history. The tournament "will provide a unique opportunity for students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions of Turkmenistan to prove themselves in the esports arena, which will certainly affect the formation of the country's student national team and its participation in international student games," according to the federation's website.

International chess master Saparmyrat Atabayev won the chess festival "Castling–2023 Masters", held from December 5 to December 9 in the Uzbek capital. Tournament It was held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds and gathered 62 participants from 6 countries.

In honor of the 28th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality, sports competitions were held in Ashgabat among employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions accredited in the country, and international organizations.

Turkmen chess players completed their performance at the Western Asian Chess Championship among boys and girls under 20 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and won 3 medals in the overall standings.

The English Premier League has sold the rights to broadcast matches for a UK record €7.8 billion, reports the Daily Mail.

Turkmen chess players won one silver and one bronze medal on the first gaming day (November 29) of the Western Asian Championship for boys and girls under 20, which takes place in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Turkmenbashi International Seaport futsal team “Denizchi” became the winner of the Turkmenistan Futsal Premier League.

Chess player from Turkmenistan, international master Saparmurat Atabaev won a silver medal at the 3rd international open tournament “The Road and the Belt”, which was held in Qinhuangdao, China. Saparmurat won 4 games, drew the rest and ultimately scored 6.5 points out of 9 possible. In the second round, Saparmurat was even able to defeat the tournament winner, the young Chinese Huang Renji, who, after losing to Saparmurat, began to win grandmasters one after another and eventually scored 7 points.

Turkmen chess player, FIDE master Lala Shohradova entered the top 10 at the World Championship among girls under 18, held in the Italian city of Montesilvano. Having scored 7.5 points out of 11 possible, Lala took 8th place and was able to raise her Elo rating by 180 points.