Turkmen freestyle wrestler Dovletgeldy Muradov won the gold medal at the Asian U20 Championship in Pattaya, Thailand. In the final of the under-92 kg weight category, he defeated Kazakhstani athlete Beybarys Yergali with a score of 10–2. Another representative of Turkmenistan, Alp Arslan Begenjov, won the silver medal in the tournament's under-86 kg weight category. In the final bout, he lost to the Iranian Abolfazl Shamsipour (2–9). Greco-Roman wrestler Aslan Agadadaev also won a silve...

Turkmen weightlifter Ogulshat Amanova won the gold medal at the Youth World Weightlifting Championships currently taking place in the Colombian city of Cali. In the under-53 kg weight category, Amanova lifted 86 kg in the snatch and 105 kg in the clean and jerk, achieving a total of 191 kg. In addition to the overall gold medal, the athlete also won two small gold medals—one each for the snatch and the clean and jerk. Another representative of Turkmenistan, Shabnam Kerimbayeva, also compet...

On 3 July 2026, a meeting was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Ukraine between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Ukraine, Toyly Atayev, and the Rector of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Oleksii Tselishchev, the University’s Vice-Rector, Ruslan Halhash, as well as the Director of the Municipal Research Institution “Research Institute of Socio-Economic Development of the City” and Head of the Department of Healthcare of the Faculty of Huma...

On 2 July 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Ukraine, Toyly Atayev, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleksandr Mishchenko. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of Turkmen-Ukrainian cooperation, as well as practical steps aimed at its further intensification. Particular attention was paid to the results...

A briefing dedicated to preparations for the World Equestrian Championship and the Akhal-Teke horse beauty contest, which will be held from Sept. 4 to 6, 2026, at the Pilbergen equestrian complex in Kronenberg, the Netherlands, took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on July 1. Heads and representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of local and foreign media, attended the event. Participants were provided with information...

Turkmen athletes won nine medals at the Asian Belt Wrestling Championships held in Fergana, Uzbekistan. Our team won three gold and six bronze medals. In the freestyle belt wrestling competition, which brought together over 200 athletes from 15 countries, Turkmen wrestlers won three gold medals and three bronze medals. Shatlyk Durdygulyyev (up to 68 kg), Hekim Tashliyev (up to 100 kg), and Annagurban Allaberdiyev (over 100 kg) won gold medals. Palvan Babajanov (up to 57 kg), Hekim Nurberdiyev...

On June 25, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleksandr Mischenko, and the Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for Relations with Central Asian Countries, Viktor Mayko. During the meeting, the sides discussed pressing issues of bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and Ukraine, noting the importan...