Athletes of the Russian national team are among the main contenders for victory in the World Championships in Ashgabat. The ORIENT correspondent spoke with the president of the Russian Weightlifting Federation, Maxim Agapitov, who came to the Turkmen capital to ...Aina BERDYYEVA
After serious competition between fragile girls, real strongmen in Men’s 73 kg weight division joined the medal contention. It was a sports arena where real passions were arising and new records were setting! Surprisingly, the new record in the clean and jerk ...Altyn ASHYROVA
Autumn in Ashgabat is traditionally late and it is only now, in the first days of November, that it comes into its own. Its breath is felt everywhere, except, perhaps, on the podium of the World Weightlifting Championships, where every day a serious struggle ...Victor Kardashov
Another Youth World Record is broken at the arena of the Ashgabat Olympic Comlex. This time, the name of Bulgarian athlete Angel Rusev is eneterd the world standards list. In the Men’s 55kg snatch, at the second try, the weightlifter lifted 108 kg, which is 1 kg ...Altyn ASHYROVA
Turkmen wrestler Charymyrat Annagurbanov (+92kg) took the 2nd place at the VIII Combat Ju-Jutsu World Championship, which takes place in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The athlete won the first fight relatively easily, and he overcame a rival from Kazakhstan ...Myahrijemal TUVAKOVA
