Turkmenistan
Saran expands Wimbledon rights deal to 13 territories
Weightlifting World Championships moved to Ashgabat, IWF approves anti-doping roadmap
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has reassigned hosting rights for its 2018 World Championships to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, while the body’s Executive Board has also unanimously approved recommendations made by the Clean Sport and Sports Programme Commissions to eradicate doping in the sport.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 4 | What next for Ashgabat?
AIMS president and IFMA General Secretary Stephan Fox pays tribute to Ashgabat's hosting of AIMAG 2017.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 3 | Turkmen athletes deliver to an expectant nation
Turkeminstan's hero wrestler and multiple gold-medal winner Seydi Batyrow on the joy of competing at AIMAG 2017.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 2 | The start of something special
Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, Chairman of the 5th AIMAG Executive Committee, discusses the overwhelming success of 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, and the future of Ashgabat as an event-hosting destination.
ASHGABAT 2017: Part 1 | Lift off
Ashgabat, capital of the central Asian country of Turkmenistan, exploded onto the world sporting stage in style when its gleaming new Olympic Complex hosted the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Ashgabat 2017 | Ready to welcome the world
As Turkmenistan prepares to host the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in September we capture the growing excitement among organisers, volunteers and, of course, athletes.
Ashgabat 2017 | Games success “reflects our nation’s values, and inspires our young people”
Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, chairman of the Executive Committee for the preparation of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, tells SportBusiness International how the event will irrevocably change sport in Turkmenistan and across Asia
Ashgabat 2017 | Biggest ever AIMAG event shows Turkmenistan is ready for the world
Stephen Newport, Director of Games Operations for Ashgabat 2017, is an industry veteran who has worked on major events worldwide and says he sees hosting AIMAG as a turning point.
Ashgabat takes to the stage
Flying the Turkmen Flag
Kevin Roberts travelled to Turkmenistan to look at how its Olympic Complex, and preparations for 2017’s Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, are reflective of a country eagerly looking to eat at international sport’s top table.
TURKMENISTAN’S SPORTING OUTREACH GATHERS MOMENTUM
Communique: The Winds of Change
Owen Evans traveled to Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, in July.
At the Mercy of Mother Nature
Owen Evans reports from the PWA (Professional Windsurfers' Association) World Cup at the Yelken Yacht Club in Awazain, Turkmenistan.
Sport’s best-kept secret: Turkmenistan
After decades of being hidden behind the Soviet curtain, Turkmenistan is preparing to go under the global spotlight. Kevin Roberts travelled to the country's capital, Ashgabat, to find out how they plan to use sport as a launch pad.