1. Turkmenistan intends to hold the Olympic Games. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov stated this while congratulating the Turkmen athletes on the prize-winning places at the “Silk Way-2022” rally-raid held across Russia last month and the Asian Weightlifting Championship among youths and juniors in Tashkent last month.
2. Turkmenistan has approved guidelines for the installation of tactile ground indicators for people with visual impairments. These are special tactile indicators that are used to mark the paths for people with visual impairments and can be recognized with a cane or by touch.
3. The popularity of driving courses in Turkmenistan is growing every day, this is evidenced by the data of the “Turkmenawtoulaglary” Agency. Having a driver's license significantly increases the chances of getting a job in certain positions. More than 27 thousand people completed driving courses throughout Turkmenistan only in 2021.
4. The economic society “Gundogar akymy” is increasing the volume of sunflower oil processing in Turkmenistan due to state support. This year the company plans to produce 7200 tons of refined vegetable oil.
5. Visitors of the Moscow Zoo had the opportunity to get acquainted with Chinese culture and watch the feeding of pandas. The zoo management arranged a celebration on the occasion of the birthday of two giant pandas Ding Ding and Ru Yi. The animals were brought to Russia in 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan for a 15-year joint research program.
6. The head of the Vatican, Pope Francis, will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan on September 13-15, 2022. The pontiff will hold meetings with the country's top leadership, and will also participate in the VII congress of leaders of world and traditional religions.
7. The new season of the English Premier League (EPL) will be shown in Turkmenistan - the state TV channel “Sport” will broadcast the matches of the championship 2022/23 live. The English Premier League kicks off on August 5 with a match between “Crystal Palace” and London's “Arsenal”.
8. Ashgabat “Altyn asyr” outplayed Mary “Energetik” in the match of the 1st round of the championship of Turkmenistan on football. The game was held in the Buzmeyin etrap of Ashgabat at the “Sport toplumy” stadium and ended with a score of 1:0.
9. Turkmen freestyle wrestler Selbi Zahirova won a bronze medal at the VII International Sports Games “Children of Asia” in Russia. She achieved this success in the weight category up to 50 kg. Gold in this weight was won by Russian girl Margarita Yarygina, silver - Husniobod Sultannazirova from Uzbekistan.
