In Jalal-Abad, the grand opening of the first FC Barcelona Academy in Central Asia, the largest football infrastructure facility in the country, took place. The ceremony was attended by President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of FC Barcelona Joan Laporta, as well as several legendary ex-players of the Spanish club, such as Ronaldinho, Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal.

The youth national football team of Turkmenistan (under 23) won a landslide victory over the Chinese team in a friendly match.

A scientific and practical conference dedicated to the development of mass, professional and student sports, as well as physical culture and sports education was held at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports.

Ashgabat Golf Club expects guests from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other countries to the international tournament - Ashgabad Golf Cup 2023, which will be held from October 16 to 22.

Turkmen athletes won two medals - one gold and one bronze - at the ITF World Taekwondo Championship held in Astana.

13-year-old Myahri Agamuradova, having lost the race for leadership to a Russian chess player, took second place in a very prestigious and strong tournament in Moscow, which is comparable in status to the unofficial CIS championship.

The youth football team of Turkmenistan is preparing for the qualifying matches of the Asian Cup - 2024. From August 27 to September 4, it holds a training in the Chinese city of Dalian, where it will also play two friendly matches.

Noah Lyles from the United States has become the first track and field athlete since 2015 to win three golds in a single world track championship. He won the 100m and 200m as well as the 4x100 relay. Thus, he repeated three records of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

A building for the Football Federation of Turkmenistan will be built in the city of Arkadag. The site for the construction of this facility was determined by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a working trip to the city of Arkadag on Saturday and acquaintance with the projects of the second phase of its construction.

Turkmen kurash wrestlers will train in the city of Arkadag ahead of the 14th world championship in this sport, which will be held in Ashgabat from 23 to 28 November 2023. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, during a working trip to the city of state importance on Saturday, instructed the relevant leaders to create all the conditions for Turkmen athletes who will be preparing for the championship.