Turkmen athletes arrived in Indonesia for the summer Asian Games
August 19, 2018 | 19:43 |471
Today, Turkmen athletes arrived in Indonesian Jakarta to participate in the XVIII Summer Asian Games. ORIENT contacted one of the members of the national team of Turkmenistan, Hojamuhammed Toichiev, who will represent the country in weightlifting competitions in the weight category over 105 kilograms. While the athletes failed to appreciate the unique beauty of the capital of the XVIII Asian Games, the three-day trip was too tiring. "We just arrived," says Hojamuhammed. - So far, almost nothing has been seen. One thing is definite - we were met with great hospitality, very welcome. The first impression of the country as a whole - the climate is completely different, it will be necessary to get used to the humidity." Also, Hojamuhammed shared with us several photographs taken at the airport of Jakarta, where an amazing sporting atmosphere was established.Makhrijemal TUVAKOVA
At 26, Hojamuhammed is a prize-winner of several Asian championships. Previously, he was engaged in boxing, but failed to achieve special results in this sport and in January 2006 decided to retrain to weightlifters.
After the first performance at the championship of Turkmenistan, he won an honorable third place and realized that it was in weightlifting that he could realize all his potential.
At the Asian Games in Jakarta, Hojamuhammet expects to enter at least six of the strongest..
In Indonesia, Turkmenistan will be represented by 65 athletes who will compete for the title of champions in such disciplines as ju-jitsu, boxing, Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, kurash, judo, sambo, heavy and light athletics, water swimming, basketball..
