A mini-football tournament for the Cup of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan was held in Dushanbe from September 1 to 6, dedicated to the Independence Day of the country, which is celebrated on September 9. This is reported by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Tajikistan.

International grandmaster Yusup Atabaev took third place at the 17th Avicenna Cup chess festival, which was held in Hamadan (Iran).

The Asian Tennis Championship among juniors under 14 started in Cambodia, where the Turkmen athlete Ilima Huseynova is represented. She successfully passed the first round of the ITF Asian Junior Championship by defeating her Indian rival Suryanshi Shekhawat.

Turkmen athletes take part in the World Junior Swimming Championships (U18), which started on September 5 in Netanya (Israel).

The Shotokan Karate World Championship among adult athletes, as well as cadets, juniors and athletes under 21 will start on Friday, September 8, in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Sport is a serious and sometimes extreme activity for many of us. The most popular sports are known all over the world, and some people join their ranks as fans or athletes. But there are also some species that are very unusual, strange or even absurd. They may not be as widely known or practiced, but they definitely attract attention and curiosity. In this collection we will tell you about some of the most unusual sports in the world.

Turkmen athletes will take part in the World Weightlifting Championship, which starts on September 4 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

The national football team of Turkmenistan has begun preparations for friendly matches against Indonesia and Bahrain, which will be held in the September days of FIFA.

Ambassador of Japan to Turkmenistan Yamamoto Hiroyuki met with Chairman of the country's Karate Federation Yashuzak Mammadnazarov.

The women's national football team of Turkmenistan has improved its position in the updated FIFA ranking.