Turkmen judoka Nasiba Narimanova won a bronze medal on the third game day of the II CIS Games, which started on August 4 in Belarus.

The Kazakh city of Almaty will become the sports capital of the CIS countries in 2026. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Alexey Morozov, reports TASS.

The second largest Azerbaijani city - Ganja - will host the third Games of the CIS countries. Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Mariana Vasileva told journalists about this, TASS reports.

Turkmen judoists won two bronze medals at the II Games of the CIS countries, which started on August 4 in Belarus.

Athletes of Turkmenistan took part in the opening ceremony of the II Games of the CIS countries, which took place at the “Minsk-Arena” in the capital of Belarus. The honor to become the flag bearer fell to freestyle wrestler Zyyamukhammed Saparov, who is the bronze medalist of the 2017 World Championship and the 2023 Asian champion.

The Turkmen weightlifter Ali Babamuradov brought another silver medal to the piggy bank of the Turkmen national team at the II CIS Games that started on August 4 in Belarus.

Weightlifter Yulduz Dzhumabayeva became the first representative in the history of Turkmenistan to win a medal at the Games of the CIS countries.

A breathtaking shot of Lionel Messi kissing the World Cup was recognized as the best sports photo of the year, Match TV reports.

These are the first words on Belarusian soil uttered by our compatriot, participant of the II Games of the CIS countries, member of the Turkmenistan national archery team Ezizmuhammet Sahedov.

The sports delegation of Turkmenistan, consisting of 110 people, is sent to the II Games of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which will be hosted by Belarus from August 4 to 14.