The debut performance of young participants from Turkmenistan at the XVII Delphic Youth Games of the CIS member states in Bishkek turned out to be successful. The winners of various competitions won 4 medals – 2 silver and two bronze, and also received special diplomas.

Two second places on the podium of the creative Olympiad were taken by Seyran Ataniyazov, a 2nd-year student of the Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory in the Violin nomination and Guchberdi Gulov, a student of the Balkanabad Music School in the Solo Singing nomination. Of course, the talent of young musicians is undeniable, because they contested the title of the best among the strongest participants from the Commonwealth countries. However, the professionalism of the children is being honed, thanks to experienced and skillful teachers and mentors with whom they have been engaged for many years.

Guchberdi Gulov (At the Delphic Games of the CIS countries, a young singer from Turkmenistan won a silver medal) – a young bakhshi, who conquered the hearts of listeners and the professional jury with his performing skills. He learns singing from the most talented and recognized teachers-bakhshi in the music school of the city of Balkanabad.

Seyran is studying at TNC with the teacher Nazik Saryeva and we can say that since childhood he has been preparing to perform in these prestigious Games. The student's concertmaster at the competitions was Stella Faramazova, a senior lecturer at the Turkmen Conservatory and a diploma holder of international competitions. The victory and silver awards, of course, are the result of the joint and tireless efforts of the guys and their mentors.

The bronze medals were awarded to Ercal Yagshimuradov, a 3rd–year student of TNK in the Piano nomination, and Elina Gurbanova, a 10th-grade student of the Special Music School at the Turkmen National Conservatory in the Violin nomination. Teacher Gozel Seitniazova, who herself is a two-time winner of the national award "Altyn Asyr", is engaged with Elina. And Ercal is a student of Vladimir Mkrtumov, a famous pianist and Honored Artist of Turkmenistan.

Three more participants from Turkmenistan became diploma holders of the XVII Delphic Games – one of them is Ainur Otuzova, a young pianist and laureate of international competitions, a pupil of teacher Jeyhun Babayev at the Special Music School at the Turkmen National Conservatory. For her performing skills, she received a diploma "For creative potential".

Also, two young artists from Turkmenistan, Selbi Nuryagdieva and Vepa Yazmuradov, became holders of special diplomas for stylistic unity. Orient previously reported on the success of the participants in the competition of fine arts.

The XVII Delphic Youth Games of the CIS member states were held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan from October 6 to 10. About 600 young men and women aged 10 to 25 years gathered in Bishkek, who competed in competitions in piano, violin, fine arts, academic singing, solo folk singing, pop singing, folk dance, folk instruments, wind instruments and decorative and applied arts.

According to the number of medals, the places between the participating countries were distributed as follows:

1st place — Russia, a total of 17 medals: 6 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze;
2nd place — Kyrgyzstan, a total of 20 medals: 6 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze;
3rd place — Kazakhstan, a total of 12 medals: 6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze.

— Belarus, 7 medals in total: 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze;

— Turkmenistan, 4 medals in total: 2 silver and 2 bronze;

— Azerbaijan, 3 medals in total: 1 silver and 2 bronze;

— Uzbekistan, a total of 3 medals: 1 silver and 2 bronze.

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