The finale of the grand-scale international sports forum in Ashgabat was crowned with a festive closing ceremony of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games that was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The colorful action took place at Ashgabat’s sold-out Olympic stadium with the capacity of 45 thousand spectators.
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The V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games were kick started in Ashgabat with an opening ceremony that was attended by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
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Many racetracks are located on the territory of Turkmenistan, but one of the most interesting is located 12 km from the city of Bayramali in the Mary velayat (state). Here you can not only take an active spectator’s participation, but also visit the stables, stroll through the vast territory of the racecourse, taste delicious dishes of local cuisine and even spend the night.
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The 100-Day Countdown for the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games was celebrated in grand style at the multi-functional stadium in the Turkmen city of Mary.
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The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Executive Committee is proud to announce that Coca-Coca Turkmenistan and LGI are the first international official supporters of Ashgabat 2017.
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Arslanbek Achilov secured Turkmenistan’s second gold medal at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games on the final day of the Boxing tournament on Thursday. The 23-year-old Olympian beat home favourite Rauf Rahimov (AZE) in the -81kg category final at Baku’s Crystal Hall to lead the Turkmen medal chase for the day.
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Volunteers are the difference between a good and a great Games and this was very evident at our recent Inspiring Ashgabat events in April. More than 1200 students volunteered across eight days of competition and were committed to their volunteering tasks as showing high performance was their main goal.
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The Ashgabat 2017 Mascot is called Wepaly – meaning loyal friend in Turkmen. He is an alabai, a traditional Turkmen dog which is renowned as a beautiful and courageous animal, that for many centuries has helped Turkmen shepherds to safeguard flocks of cattle in heavy conditions of sandy desert. Today the Alabai is treasured by the Turkmen people not only as courageous protector but also as a loyal friend.
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Turkmenistan marked Nowruz Bayram with colorful celebrations. The main festivities took place at the foothills valley near Ashgabat, which is called Nowruz Ýaýlasy (Nowruz valley) by the resolution of the President of Turkmenistan. There was temporarily set up a Turkmen village with yurts with carpeted flooring, farmsteads with pets, smoking cauldrons, craft workshops and the traditional oriental bazaar with stalls and brisk salesmen.
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