Five medals - one silver and four bronze - were won by Turkmen sambo wrestlers at the event held on August 21-24 in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyzstan) The World Cup.

Turkmenistan's national football team plans to hold friendly matches with the teams of Indonesia and Bahrain. This was reported to the ORIENT correspondent by representatives of this sport of the country.

The current champions of the country among boys and girls under 14 Myahri Agamuradova and Gurbanmurat Rustemov represent Turkmenistan at the international chess tournament "ACF Cup in memory of M.M. Botvinnik", which takes place from August 23 to 28 in Moscow.

Turkmen "Ahal" recognized their rivals in group A in the Asian Champions League season 2023/24. They were the Uzbek "Pakhtakor", the Saudi "Al-Feiha" and "Al-Ain" from the UAE. The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur.

Kazakhstan will use the existing sports facilities in the capital for the fifth World Nomad Games, scheduled for September next year, and does not plan to build additional facilities, it was reported on August 23 at a meeting of the organizing committee of the games, dedicated to the readiness of sports facilities in Astana.

The relocation of many world football stars from Europe to Asia, in particular to Saudi Arabia, lowered the level of European leagues, but contributed to the development of football in the Asian region.

Today, on August 23, the 15th round of the Turkmenistan Football Championship will be held. Residents and guests of the capital will have the opportunity to attend the match between Ashgabat and Ahal.

Turkmen ex-footballers Amandurdy Annadurdyyev and Yazguly Hojageldiyev will take part in the match against the legends of Barcelona as part of the legends of Central Asian football.

Turkmen "Merv" won a strong-willed victory over Tajik "Khujand" in the fight for entry into the group stage of the AFC Cup - the second most important club tournament in Asia.

From September 11 to 17, the final round of the Asian Tennis Championship among children under 12 will be held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, where the youth team of Turkmenistan will perform.