A chess player from Turkmenistan became a grandmaster
Turkmen chess player Meylis Annaberdyev was awarded the highest chess title – grandmaster. The decision on this was made at the 1st meeting of the FIDE Council in Abu Dhabi in April this year.
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Serdar Berdimuhamedov elected head of the National Olympic Committee
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov was unanimously elected head of the National Olympic Committee at a meeting of the General Assembly of the NOC of Turkmenistan on Tuesday.
XIX Asian Games are postponed
The Asian Games, which were supposed to be held in China in September, are postponed indefinitely, reports Euronews. This decision was made by the Olympic Council of Asia, without specifying the reason for the transfer.
Football matches can be shortened to 60 minutes
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the International Council of Football Associations (IFAB) are working on options for introducing clean playing time in football and reducing the match from 90 to 60 minutes, reports RIA Novosti.
Turkmenistan to create an Organizing Committee for preparations for the Olympic Games-2024 in Paris
The President of Turkmenistan signed a resolution on the establishment of the Organizing Committee for the preparation of national teams for participation in the XXXIII Summer Olympic and XVII Summer Paralympic Games, which will be held in Paris in 2024.
Information center on sports and youth affairs is being created in Turkmenistan
An information center on sports and youth policy will be created in Turkmenistan to promote this sphere of the country's life in the international media space. Deputy Prime Minister Sapardurdy Toylyev spoke about the organization of such a structure at a government meeting on Friday.
Turkmen athletes will start training for the 2024 Olympics
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed to develop a training program for the national teams of Turkmenistan for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
