Eight medals — one silver and seven bronze — were won by Turkmen athletes at the Asian Kurash Wrestling Championship, which was held in Hangzhou (China). ORIENT was informed about this by the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan.

The President of the Central Asian Football Association, Rustam Emomali, in his speech at the 8th Congress of the CAFA in Dushanbe, expressed readiness to submit a joint application to host the final part of the Asian Cup in 2031 or 2035, the official website of the Football Federation of Tajikistan reports.

22 medals of various denominations were won by athletes of Turkmenistan at the international tournament "Ararat Cup-2023" in traditional karate held in Yerevan.

Three Turkmen athletes won their first victories at the World Championship held in Tashkent, ensuring their entry into the next stage of the tournament.

The official website of the II Games of the CIS countries has started its work, BelTA reports with reference to the National Tourism Agency.

The Russian Chess Federation has completed the transition from the European Chess Union to the Asian Chess Federation. The President of the Russian Chess Federation Andrey Filatov called this event a "new historical chapter" and thanked the President of the Asian Chess Federation Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.

The head coach of the Turkmenistan national football team Mergen Orazov has completed an internship at the academy of the Spanish Villarreal. The 34-year-old specialist shared the results of a four-day business trip and upcoming plans with the ORIENT correspondent.

The delegation of the Arab cycling team "Al-Watba" (UAE) visited Turkmenistan, the newspaper Al-Ittihad reports. The visit was held at the invitation of the Cycling Federation of Turkmenistan with the assistance of the UAE Embassy in Ashgabat.

On the day when the world chess champion was determined, the junior national team of Turkmenistan in this sport also scored a successful result.

Turkmen judoka Mammadali Achyldiyev won a silver medal at the Asian Open Cup held on April 28-29 in El Kuwait.