Hundreds of thousands of people from different countries of the world were united by the world Bicycle day, established by the UN General Assembly at the suggestion of Turkmenistan.
According to the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan", the tradition of holding a mass bike race on this day was supported in the capitals: Belgium – Brussels, Belarus – Minsk, Ukraine – Kiev, Uzbekistan – Tashkent, Turkey– Ankara, Georgia – Tbilisi, Japan – Tokyo, China – Beijing, France – Paris, Romania – Bucharest, the United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi, as well as in the cities of Dubai (UAE), Turkestan (Kazakhstan), Istanbul (Turkey).
This international sports festival was held on the initiative of embassies and consulates-General of Turkmenistan and involved representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in these countries, international organizations, well-known companies, athletes, local public organizations and mass media. In the cities of Minsk, Turkestan, Tashkent, Bucharest, Istanbul, Ankara, Tokyo, Turkmen students studying at universities in these countries actively participated in the events.
Welcoming the participants of the bike race, the ambassadors of Turkmenistan congratulated everyone on world Bicycle day, emphasizing its importance in promoting a healthy lifestyle in the world, supporting the Olympic movement, and strengthening friendship and trust between peoples. The speeches also noted that Turkmenistan pays great attention to the development of physical culture and sports, large-scale work is being carried out to introduce young people to a healthy lifestyle, educate the younger generation physically strong and spiritually rich. Cycle racing in our country considering how bright the form of the promotion of environmentally friendly transport.
Neutral Turkmenistan also sees significant opportunities and prospects for expanding cooperation between the countries in sports. In this regard, the opening of the Bicycle monument this year, whose motto is "Turkmenistan is the birthplace of Neutrality", has become symbolic. As it was emphasized, the monument conveys the spirit of dynamic development of neutral Turkmenistan – a country of health and great success, commitment to universal values.
Expressing gratitude to the Embassies of Turkmenistan for their initiative, the participants of the bike races noted that this is a significant event in international life and strengthening of cooperation. Highly appreciating the contribution of Turkmenistan to the establishment of such a world holiday, they expressed warm words of support for the initiative of the Turkmen side.
Thus, world Bicycle day has turned into a bright sporting event that emphasizes the importance of such enduring values as health and cheerfulness, peace, friendship and solidarity.
