International sports competitions "Tactical Games of the UAE – Turkmenistan" were held in Ashgabat, dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This is reported by the press service of the UAE Embassy in Turkmenistan.

The World Chess Championship among boys and girls up to 8, 10 and 12 years old, which opened on October 16 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, gathered more than 500 participants from 67 countries, including Turkmenistan.

The Turkmenistan national football team completed training camps in the UAE. The training camp took place from October 8 to October 18.

The matches of the IV group of the Asia and Oceania zone of the Davis Cup tennis will be held in the Turkish city of Antalya. The national team of Turkmenistan will take part in these competitions, which will compete for entry into group III. The Turkmen tennis players will hold their first match against rivals from Kyrgyzstan.

On December 18, the return matches of the semifinals of the Turkmenistan Cup-2023 in football will be held. This was announced by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan on its official website.

Head coach of the Turkmenistan national football team, Mergen Orazov, commented on the team’s readiness for the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

The national football team of Turkmenistan, which has been at training camps in the UAE since October 8, held another friendly match.

Turkmen athletes won four bronze medals at the World Youth Sambo Championship, which took place in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek.

The International Olympic Committee's Executive Committee has approved the inclusion of flag football, cricket, lacrosse, squash and baseball/softball in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The Turkmen delegation took part in the congress of the Asian Boxing Confederation, which took place on October 14 in Bangkok (Thailand). The Federation of this sport of the country informed about this the ORIENT correspondent.