In the capital's Olympic town, a celebration was held for the national Olympic team of Turkmenistan, which successfully performed and became the medalist of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The celebrations were attended by heads of ministries and departments, the media, national sports centers, federations, and representatives of the public.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent a welcome message to the participants, which was read by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Honored Trainer of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The Vice-Premier also announced the decision of the head of state to award Polina Guryeva the honorary title “Honored Master of Sports of Turkmenistan”, handed over the keys to the “Lexus” premium car and a new three-room apartment, as well as 50 000 US dollars.
As you know, weightlifter Polina Guryeva won a medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in the history of Turkmenistan.
She won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the weight category up to 59 kg. The athlete showed the result of 217 kg (121 in the jerk and 96 in the snatch).
