

Chess for everyone: French Institute in Ashgabat opens a free club
The French Institute in Turkmenistan invites residents and guests of the capital to spend their Saturday evenings enjoying intellectual games


The French Institute in Turkmenistan invites residents and guests of the capital to spend their Saturday evenings enjoying intellectual games


For a long time, it was believed that running a marathon in under two hours in a real race was impossible. However, at the recent London Marathon, Sebastian Soe proved otherwise, finishing in 1:59:30. Soon after, Yomif Kejelcha also broke this barrier


The Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports invites school graduates and students of sports schools to participate in large-scale competitions under the slogan “Talented Youth — a New Generation of Athletes”


A large-scale international festival of traditional wrestling styles took place in the capital of Afghanistan, during which official Kurash competitions were organized for the first time in the country’s history


The chess season in Turkmenistan is gaining momentum: the capital's school of chess and checkers is preparing to host another major battle. From May 3rd to 8th, Ashgabat will host the "Ashgabat" stage of the National Grand Prix, a tournament that will bring together the country's leading professionals to compete for rating points and a substantial prize fund


At the Asian Championship in freestyle wrestling, which ended in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a student of the Turkmen State Institute of Finance Alp Arslan Begenjov won a prize in the 86 kg weight category


From April 6 to 11, the Asian continental stage of the World School Team Chess Championship was held in Almaty. The event was organized by FIDE and the International School Chess Federation


On April 5, 2026, a football tournament organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Türkiye took place in Ankara. The event was dedicated to the motto of 2026, "Independent, permanently neutral Turkmenistan – the homeland of determined winged horses," and the celebration of World Health Day


The legendary race across Cappadocia — Salomon Cappadocia Ultra-Trail — achieved a major victory at the first international UN Tourism awards held in Madrid


The inclusive "Wings of Friendship: EU x Turkmenistan" run will take place in Ashgabat on April 11, timed to Europe Day celebrations. The event is organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan, and the Ashgabat City Hall, with the support of the Run-Rush public movement


The new season of the national football championship among Premier League teams will kick off in Turkmenistan on April 4, 2026. Eight clubs will participate in the four-round tournament


The junior badminton tournament “Friendship Cup” has concluded in Ashgabat


Today, April 4, the junior “Friendship Cup” badminton tournament has started in Ashgabat


The Polytechnic Secondary School of the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan hosted sports events dedicated to World Health Day


From March 22 to 28, Ashgabat became the epicenter of intellectual battles. The capital's specialized chess and checkers school hosted a tournament that opened a new chapter in the country's sporting history: the first Turkmenistan Team Championship