1) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan participated in the opening of new sports facilities at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports, including a new office building for the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy and a new building for the Olympic Sports Faculty. 2) The President emphasized the importance Turkmenistan places on youth development, education, sports, and bringing these systems to world standards. Large investments are being made to strengthen the material and technical base of the sports system. 3) As a result of reforms in Turkmenistan's national sports system, a new generation of talented young people is being formed who are ready to raise the country's reputation through their achievements in sports

1. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the
opening of new sports facilities
09.01.2022 https://www.digistore24.com/redir/283755/sherazali00/
/ on the Day of Education and Student Youth, the opening ceremony of the office
building of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy and the Olympic Sports Faculty of the
Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports was held with the participation
of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
https://www.digistore24.com/redir/448909/sherazali00/ In our independent,
permanently neutral country, great attention is paid to youth policy, education, sports
development, and bringing these important systems to the world level. In Turkmenistan,
effective work is being carried out to continuously improve the quality of the education
system and improve the professional level of athletes.
https://www.digistore24.com/redir/307885/sherazali00/ A large number of investments
are being made to strengthen the material and equipment base of this system, which
includes advanced scientific achievements, including digital technologies. The new
educational complex, built by the private company "Amazing Mix", which is put into use
today, is a clear result of these activities.
https://www.digistore24.com/redir/441505/sherazali00/ As a result of the implementation
of reforms in the national sports system, a new generation of talented young people is

2. https://www.digistore24.com/redir/441505/sherazali00/ being formed, who are ready to
raise the reputation of the country in the world with their achievements, and make a
steady contribution to the achievements in the field of sports.
The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov directs the educational
work of Turkmenistan in the field of sports, along with the effective use of national
experience, as well as the adoption of the best experience of the world. In this regard,
our country closely cooperates with many countries of the world and international
federations.
Great importance is attached to the training of highly qualified specialists who will help
take Turkmen sports to new heights. The Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education
and Sports plays an important role in training such specialists. The fact that sports are
becoming more and more widespread in Turkmenistan today clearly testifies to the fact
that the young generation chooses a healthy lifestyle.
... In the morning, in front of the new building of the national high school of sports, the
Speaker of the Mejlis, deputy premiers of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of military and
law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, public organizations and mass
media, the mayor of Ashgabat, rectors of higher educational institutions. , students and
athletes gathered.
Our national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is walking to the main entrance of the
multipurpose sports complex of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and
Sports.

3. The opening ceremony begins with the performance of young artists. After the musical
performance, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan congratulated the participants
on the Education and Student Youth Day, which is being celebrated in the country today,
and on the commissioning of the new modern buildings of the sports system.
Speaking at the congratulatory speech, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
noted that the independent state is carrying out large-scale work on educating the
scientific-educated, broad-minded, physically healthy generations, creating all the
necessary conditions for young people to receive modern education, to thoroughly
engage in physical education and sports.
As a result of our educational reforms, modern secondary and higher education schools
are opened, their new buildings are built and put into use. Turkmen leader Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov continued that the policy of transition to a 12-year general secondary
education and digital education system is being successfully implemented in the country
today.
Schools are increasingly being staffed with high-quality, highly qualified professionals.
Computer equipment, new technologies, interactive multimedia, and digital education
methods are widely used in their work. These ongoing activities help our youth to
receive education in accordance with the requirements of the times, to grow up healthy
and become worthy people in our society.
The President said that large-scale activities are being carried out in the field of sports
and emphasized that great efforts are being made to introduce healthy lifestyles among
the population, to develop physical education and sports at the world level.

4. Now, all necessary measures are being taken in our country to develop the Olympic
movement, highly effective sports and international cooperation in this field. These
activities also yield good results.
Our national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced the 5th Asian Indoor and
Martial Arts Games held at a high level in Ashgabat in September 2017, as well as the
international auto rally race "Amul-Hazar" held in 2018 and the World Weightlifting
Championship as part of the country's sports policy. showed as a clear example. This
has enriched our experience in organizing international competitions.
Within the framework of the special national program for the support and development
of sports and physical education in the country in 2011-2020 and the program of the
President of Turkmenistan for the socio-economic development of the country in
2019-2025 things get done.
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan said that it has become a noble tradition to
hold public physical education and sports activities, international forums and
consultations on the occasion of the World Health and Bicycle Days in our beloved
country, and under the slogan "Turkmenistan is the country of health and spirituality".
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted.
In a short period of history, the villages of the motherland's city have multifaceted sports
schools that meet world standards, facilities, complexes, an unparalleled Olympic town
in the city of Ashgabat, a golf sports complex, a multifaceted modern sports complex in
the national tourist zone "Avaza" and many other sports. facilities were built and put into
operation.

5. The Turkmen leader emphasized that these facilities provide ample opportunities for the
spiritual and physical development of our citizens, for our sportsmen to undergo training
as students, to participate successfully in prestigious international sports competitions,
to win prizes, and as a result, to shine the green flag of the Independent, Neutral
Motherland.
Our President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov spoke about the new office building of the
Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy, the new building complex of the Faculty of Olympic
Sports of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports, which was
opened today, and said that this complex will allow the athletes of the national and
Olympic teams of the independent country to participate in the Olympic and Asian
Games in the future. he said that it will allow him to prepare at a high level for other
major international competitions held around the world.
Tasks aimed at wide introduction of healthy lifestyle norms, support of sports and the
development of our youth into scientific, healthy, comprehensively perfect individuals
are also reflected in our national legislation. Recently, the adoption of the Law "On
Physical Education and Sports" by the Mejlis of Turkmenistan strengthened the legal
base of the country in this field.
In the domestic and foreign policy of a neutral state, sports and sports diplomacy, which
are the ambassadors of peace and well-being, have a special place in order to
strengthen friendly and brotherly relations between the peoples of the world.
Our country cooperates widely with the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic
Council of Asia, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, as well as international and regional organizations
in the fields of sports, supporting the programs of sustainable development beneficial to

6. humanity. The Turkmen leader said that these relations, which are being developed
year by year, are increasing the international reputation of the Neutral Motherland.
In this regard, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov reminded
that in order to strengthen peace on earth, strengthen friendship and brotherly relations
between peoples and develop the principles of mutual understanding and mutual
respect, Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan has put forward several
initiatives in the field of sports at the international level. .
These initiatives are recognized and fully supported by the global community. At the
82nd session of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on April 12,
2018, at the initiative of our country, a special resolution was adopted and June 3 was
declared as the World Bicycle Day.
As our National Leader pointed out, it is the sacred duty of the youth of our independent
country to take advantage of the opportunities created by the state, to get modern
education, to love sports, to follow healthy life rules, and to grow up to be worthy sons
and daughters of the Motherland.
Where science, sports, health and spirituality are in harmony, man feels happy. The
Turkmen leader said that all of these combined inspire a person to progress and
achieve high standards, and expressed his firm belief that in the future, our educated,
broad-minded youth, who depend on sports for their future, will further honor the honor
of the Motherland with their new achievements.

7. The Turkmen leader emphasized that we will always take care at the state level for our
youth to get thorough education, to coordinate their spiritual and physical abilities, and
to successfully participate in international competitions.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov wished good health, happiness and well-being
to the participants and to the teachers and students of the new faculty of the Turkmen
State Institute of Physical Education and Sports great success in their studies and work.
The Turkmen leader noted that this sports center is not inferior to other sports buildings
in Ashgabat in terms of its level, and the best construction materials and advanced
technologies in building sports facilities were used in its construction. The President of
Turkmenistan said that all this is done to preserve the sports reputation of the country
and to attract more people to its ranks.
Regular exercise protects against disease. This is the spirit and strength in achieving
the set goals, the Turkmen leader said, and instructed the minister to further develop the
new sports complex as a center to attract many supporters of a healthy lifestyle and to
prepare for upcoming international level competitions.
Most of the sports federations uniting dozens of countries want to hold their
championships here. Because we have created a high-quality composition. President
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the participants and guests of Ashgabat Asian
Games unanimously recognized that these games were organized at the world and
Olympic level.
Our national leader said that we are capable of hosting such large-scale world-class
competitions. At the same time, it remains our mission to promote sport as a healthy

8. habit. The Turkmen leader emphasized that this is an indispensable condition for the
physical improvement of the younger generation and guiding the youth to a healthy
lifestyle.
Because regular practice of sports forms the skills of organization, orderliness, social
activity, hard work, stimulates cognitive development, and creates a state of spirituality.
In short, physical education and sports have a positive effect on a person.
At the sports complex, the students and their mentors - coaches heartily congratulated
the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan. As it is known, our national leader
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov shows by his personal example the advantage of regular
sports and the correctness of the motto "Healthy mind in a healthy body".
The Turkmen leader notes that regular training instills in a person such important
qualities as hard work, courage and determination. Physical and spiritual health of the
nation is a guarantee of prosperity and rapid development of our country. Accordingly,
these issues are given great importance at the state level in Turkmenistan.
Talking to futsal athletes, the Turkmen leader expressed confidence that they will make
a worthy contribution to increasing the sports reputation of the Motherland. As planned,
the Asian Futsal Championship was to be held in Turkmenistan this year. However,
taking into account the complicated situation caused by the coronavirus infection in the
world, the timing of major world and international competitions, championships,
including the Olympic Games, has been changed. In this regard, in agreement with the
Asian Football Confederation, a decision was made to change the time of the Asian
Futsal Championship, said our national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

9. Speaking about this, the Turkmen leader expressed his confidence that by training in a
modern sports complex that combines all opportunities and conditions, Turkmen
sportsmen will prepare well for major competitions and successfully perform in
upcoming international competitions.
Our leader got acquainted with the structure of the versatile sports complex of the
Faculty of Olympic sports, the opportunities for training professional athletes in
accordance with the high requirements of today's time, and observed the training of
volleyball, futsal, tennis and basketball players.
The Turkmen leader advised the young athletes, who are also members of the national
teams, to represent our country in major international competitions, to use all the
conditions to improve their skills, and prepare thoroughly and sincerely.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov himself showed his sports ability by skillfully
hitting a football goal and passing a goal to volleyball players.
Watching the tennis players play, our national leader, who has a great love for this sport,
gave advice to the coach on what to pay attention to when training with students.
The two-story multi-purpose sports complex, which will become a secure facility for
training Turkmen Olympians and highly qualified coaches, will house chess halls,
teachers' rooms, fitness rooms, medical department and other rooms.
All training areas located on the first floor of the building are designed for 100 people,
and on the second floor, more than 50 students can train at the same time.

10. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left the
building of the sports complex and observed the beautification of the adjacent area. A
five-story 450-bed dormitory, recreation area, parking, bicycle and jogging shelters were
created there. The Turkmen leader paid special attention to the issue of planting a
garden and gave advice on the selection of seedlings. They should enrich the air with
oxygen and provide aesthetic pleasure, as well as help to gather strength after training,
the national leader said.
Our national leader said that the doors of our sport should always be open. It is the
collective nature of physical education and sports that strengthens the nation's health
and its gene pool. The Turkmen leader emphasized that those who choose sports of
high performance should understand that only hard work will allow them to achieve
success.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan headed to the building of the Faculty of
Olympic Sports. Here, in front of the entrance to the building, creative groups welcomed
the Turkmen leader with musical performances.
The Honorable President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov entered the building and
familiarized himself with its technological equipment.
Currently, 508 students study and train here. Here, excellent conditions have been
created for a versatile system of training Olympic athletes through the extensive use of
science-related information technologies. In accordance with the concept of integrated
training, the classrooms are equipped with modern computers.

11. The scientific base of the faculty will allow the use of high medical-biological and
psychological technologies, modern methods of checking the condition of athletes.
There is a department of sports medicine, an alpine cardio-training room, a training hall
for equestrian athletes, laboratories for measuring and analyzing muscles and others.
Then the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went to the
diagnostic hall and was interested in the features and characteristics of the special
modern equipment installed here, which is designed to evaluate the main conditions of
the athletes' work ability and helps to choose the methods of training athletes and
individual programs based on this information.
The Turkmen leader himself tested a number of new devices that determine the
indicators of the physical and physiological conditions of the athletes and emphasized
that such a high-accuracy head-mounted diagnostic device allows to change the
frequency and duration of weight training and improve its effectiveness.
Today, the most common problem of a person is that his work-life is sedentary, because
of which the spine is often compressed and displaced. Because of this, the muscles
become weak, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said. Accordingly, correctly
selected physical exercises based on such a diagnosis will help athletes to maintain the
necessary condition of their bodies, as well as help other people to restore their health
and maintain the normal physiological state of the body.
Then the Turkmen leader went to the gym. In the spacious hall there is an innovative
sports and health equipment developed according to the achievements of medical
science.

12. The famous German fitness expert Bert Rauschenbach, who was involved in the
selection of equipment and the preparation of special training programs for athletes,
spoke about the characteristics and features of the new sports equipment and trainers.
Here, our national leader performed some exercises on the trainer, including exercises
designed to train the vestibular muscles.
Our national leader said that it is a very difficult exercise to maintain balance by holding
weights on a hemispherical platform, and advised to use such a simulator for equestrian
sports.
Our national leader instructed the minister of sports and youth policy to continue
improving the technical equipment of sports centers. The rooms of that center should
not be empty. The Turkmen leader stressed that attracting more people of all ages to
sports and physical education is the right way to strong group health.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov together with the German expert instructed to
study the possibilities of wide use of new types of trainers and to work on the issue of
training fitness-consulting specialists.
Bert Rauschenbach informed the Turkmen leader that the newest type of sports
equipment, including the equipment for checking the condition of professional athletes,
has been selected for the provision of this hall. In itself, we are talking about complex
engineering systems. They help in analyzing the general condition of the whole body.

13. Cardiopulmonary exercises are carried out in a special room, with special trainers. A
hall for dancers was also planned. There, you can practice various exercise programs:
aerobics, yoga or gymnastics.
On the second floor of the building there are computer and language rooms equipped
with digital technologies, as well as a consultation room. On the third floor, there are
training halls and classrooms for the training of boxers, judokas, masters of
Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, karate, taekwondo, fencing, table tennis and
other sports.
As President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov pointed out, our age is the period of
scientific and technical development that has reached the highest levels. This is due to
the rapid development of knowledge, technology, consciousness and creative
possibilities.
Accordingly, in Turkmenistan, special importance is attached to expanding the system of
modern educational institutions, that is, to developing the entire education system in an
innovative way, by using advanced computer technologies, multimedia systems, and
advanced methods of work. The high level of equipment of the new faculty of the Sports
Higher Education School is a clear proof of this.
The Turkmen leader once again congratulated the teachers and students of the new
faculty on the opening of a modern facility and wished them great success in solving the
important tasks set before the sports system.
Today, the representatives of the higher education school expressed their sincere
gratitude to the national leader for the creation of wide opportunities for the Turkmen

14. youth and their mentors to improve in all aspects, to gain professional experience and
skills through the use of advanced scientific and technical achievements.
Then the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went to the new
office building of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy and cut the wedding ceremony
there.
On the first floor of the building there is a conference hall with 300 seats, on the 2nd -
7th floors there are rooms for the office staff. On the 8th and 9th floors, there are studios
and technical rooms for writing and broadcasting sports news and broadcasts.
The Turkmen leader visited the sports museum. The values ​
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placed in the museum are
dedicated to the directions of development of sports of our country, state policy and
achievements of Turkmenistan in this field in the new historical era. In particular, among
the exhibits there are awards and souvenirs won by Turkmen sportsmen in prestigious
international competitions in different years. The values ​
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associated with the name of our
national leader have a special honorable place.
An example is the bicycles donated by the Turkmen leader to the museum. In them, the
President of Turkmenistan led mass bicycle rallies. Here, you can see the special award
of the "Amul-Hazar-2018" international car rally, which was presented to the Turkmen
leader by the head of the "Africa Eso Race" rally-marathon, Jean-Louis Schlesser, and
the sports clothes worn by the leader of the nation during the first round of these races.
The wall with interesting pictures describes the unforgettable moments of the
tournament in the Turkmen desert.

15. As a result of the concerns of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is an active
supporter and preacher of healthy lifestyles, the development of mass physical
education and health activities and high achievers in sports in Turkmenistan has
become one of the priority directions of the state policy.
This is evidenced by the construction of modern sports facilities, stadiums, fitness and
health complexes, circuits, sports schools, which have an unprecedented wide area in
different parts of the country. A clear proof of this is the large-scale spartia
"Turkmenistan - the country of spirituality and health" which is held at the initiative of our
national leader and has a national character.
It should be noted that as a result of the President's policy of "Open doors" and broad
international cooperation, the organization of major competitions in the country, and the
active participation of Turkmen athletes in the Olympic movement, the sport of our
country has had a powerful impetus in its development.
The decision of the Olympic Council of Asia to hold the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts
Games in Ashgabat in 2017 was proof that this policy is recognized by the world
community. It is noteworthy that Turkmenistan is the first in the Central Asian region to
have the right to host these prestigious games. And those games were at the highest
organizational level, with great success.
This theme is also reflected in the values ​
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of the museum. The invitation letter addressed
to the President of the Republic of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and
other interesting things to participate in the opening ceremony held in the main square
of the Olympic campus of the Turkmen capital were placed on a special wall.

16. Also, the certificate of the International Sambo Federation and a sambo robe were
placed here by the leaders of the International Sambo Federation to our national leader
for his great contribution to the development of sambo in the world.
A certificate from the International Cyclists Association can also be found here. The
Turkmen leader received this award because he initiated the establishment of the World
Bicycle Day by the United Nations and for his great support for the development of
bicycle sports in the country and around the world. This award was presented to the
President of Turkmenistan on June 3 of last year by the head of the International
Association of Cyclists.
Among the treasures of the museum are certificates of the Guinness Book of Records
awarded for various achievements in the field of sports of the country, medals of the
World Weightlifting Championship held in Ashgabat in 2018, numerous trophies and
awards of various competitions.
Many different types of sports are developed in the country, we have strong traditional
sports that can compete for prizes in world competitions, we have sports that need to be
brought to the international level, it is necessary to develop sports that are new to us, for
this we need to use all opportunities, then, as in collective form, high achievers
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that there will be great achievements in sports.
Our national leader reminded that thorough preparations were made for the Asian
Games in Turkmenistan, and those games turned into a spirited and great celebration of
friendship and sports. This is also sports diplomacy: we have shown the whole world
that we are an open country in Asia capable of holding large-scale events at any level,
the Turkmen leader said.

17. The President of the Republic of Turkey said that the spiritual training and high moral
spirit of the Turkmen are of great importance. Our sportsmen, seeing that a lot of work
has been done to develop the sport, should act in the interest of the Motherland and
should not forget the principles of the Olympic movement and serious struggle in the
pursuit of victory.
The Ashgabat Asiad was recognized as a model in all aspects and by all criteria - in
terms of referees' work, doping control and other areas. After the completion of the
games, the experts who came to our country highly appreciated our sports facilities,
said the President of Turkmenistan.
Currently, due to the general situation related to the pandemic, we do not hold such
large forums, but the sports life of our country should not be affected, and when the
situation in the region and on Earth normalizes, we will again host prestigious
competitions and win prizes in world-level competitions, our national leader said.
expressed confidence.
As a doctor and scientist, Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov spoke about
the causes and ways of contracting infectious diseases, including the coronavirus, all
stages of its course, risks, and explained how a strong immune system can fight against
this threat to health. The best prevention and maintenance of a person's immune
system is a proper, healthy lifestyle and a harmonious combination of physical activity
and a positive mental state of mind. Then the national leader said that he will not get
sick and called everyone to follow these simple but important principles.
After inspecting the building of the Ministry, the Turkmen leader left a commemorative
entry in the book of honored guests and departed from here.

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