The first league of the Turkmenistan chess championship ended on February 26 - an ordinary soldier of military unit No. 2112 of the State Border Service Allayar Shirliev (FIDE/Elo rating - 2111) won one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year. He scored 9 points out of 11 possible.

Judoka's from Turkmenistan won gold and silver medals at the Warsaw European Open 2024 open tournament, which ended in the capital of Poland, Warsaw.

Multisport tournament “Games of the Future”, which takes place in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, may become an annual event. The corresponding decision was announced by the head of the competition Igor Stolyarov.

Apple has launched a new iPhone app called Apple Sports.

A schoolgirl from the Mary region, candidate for FIDE master Byagul Ezizova, won the First League of the Turkmenistan Women's Chess Championship. The tournament was held for the first time outside the capital, namely at the 4th sports school in Dashoguz, from February 11 to 17.

The winners of the rapid and blitz tournaments of the Turkmen Chess Championship among boys and girls under 14, 16 and 18 years old, held in Ashgabat on February 9-10, were determined.

The medals of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024, are officially presented.

At the Turkmenistan Chess Championship among boys and girls in Ashgabat on February 8, a tournament with classical time control up to 14, 16 and 18 years ended, where 6 sets of medals were played.

At a press conference on February 8, the Athletics Federation of Uzbekistan spoke about preparations for the VI Tashkent International Marathon, which will be held on April 21.

The Qatar national team defeated Iran in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup with a score of 2:3. Goals for the Qataris were scored by Jassem Abdulsallam in the 17th minute, Akram Afif in the 43rd and Ali Almoes in the 82nd from the penalty spot. The Iranians responded with goals from Serdar Azmoun in the 4th minute and Alireza Jahanbakhsh in the 51st from the penalty spot.