Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa held a positive and productive bilateral meeting with Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT) President Guvanchmuhammet Ovekov in the Malaysian capital on Friday

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has presented an updated list of candidates to host the 2031 AFC Asian Cup. Previously, bids to stage the tournament were submitted by Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and a joint bid from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. India has now been added to this list.

Ashgabat, 10 April 2025 — Yesterday, the Institute of International Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted an informational and interactive event dedicated to World Health Day under the theme “Healthy Lifestyle — а Choice of the Young Generation”

Swimmer of the Turkmenistan national team, David Akopyan, secured a gold medal at the international swimming competition held in Thailand from April 5th to 10th.

At the XXXIV Summer Olympic Games in 2028, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from July 14th to 30th, the number of female participants will, for the first time in history, exceed that of male participants.

A delegation from Turkmenistan participated in the second phase of the Regional Forum of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Olympic Solidarity (OS), which took place in Dushanbe.

Representatives of Turkmen students and diaspora in Ukraine took part in the sports and health event on the occasion of World Health Day

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Office in Turkmenistan, in collaboration with the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Physical Culture and Sports and the public organization "Yenme" organized a large-scale sporting event in Ashgabat.

From April 2nd to 10th, Almaty will host the Asian Zone 3.4 Championship, which serves as a qualifying tournament for the Chess World Cup 2025

Several countries are bidding to host the XXXVI Summer Olympic Games in 2036, among which are India, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Poland, and South Korea.