The passion for the ice: in Turkmenistan winter sports are at the peak of the popularity
Winter sports are beautiful and spectacular. And fans around the world are looking forward to the seasonal Championships and Olympiads to enjoy a hot show under conditions of the snow, ice and cold.
In this regard, athletes from the Northern hemisphere have a huge advantage – snow. More precisely, they had… Today, modern technology has done seemingly the impossible thing – brought the cold under the arches of sports complexes, even in the hottest countries of the planet.
In Turkmenistan, winter sports are now suffering a real “boom” of popularity. Hockey players from the country of sands registered at the World Cup 2018 in Bulgaria, and skaters – at the games “Children of Asia”.
Recently, the National Center for Winter Sports of Turkmenistan became a member of the International Skating Union (ISU), under the auspices of which major competitions in skating are held.
Opening of the Curling Federation is at the stage of completion. The goal is no less, no more, the participation in the Asian Championship!
The triumph of Jamaican bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary still inspires athletes around the world to overcome the impossible – climate mismatch, prejudice, fear of mistakes. Innovations and inexhaustible will to conquer new heights are on their side.
And who knows, maybe soon the names of Turkmen curlers and skaters will circumnavigate the world, and their performances will become a sensation in the world of sport?
Altyn ASHIROVA
