Turkmenistan
1. The Internet portal of the Interstate TV and Radio Company “Mir” devoted a separate section to the new Turkmen city of Arkadag. In the section called “Smart city Arkadag” you can find materials about the history of the creation of a unique city, the construction of the first stage and its opening ceremony. It also contains information about important events and activities of the city. Let us remind, the opening ceremony of the first “smart” city of Arkadag was held on June 29.
2. The first health festival dedicated to the year “Happy youth with Arkadag Serdar” was held in Ashgabat's “World of Fairy Tales” park. The event was attended by about 60 children from different sports federations. The purpose of the festival was to popularize a healthy lifestyle among children, develop friendly relations between young athletes from different sports and increase interest in sports.
3. Representatives of Turkmenistan take part in the training and exchange camp for youth leaders of China and Central Asia called “Bridge to the Future”, which is taking place in Xinjiang. About 30 representatives of youth organizations, as well as agricultural and cultural specialists from five Central Asian countries joined this forum. The idea of this event was put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit in honor of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the countries of Central Asia in January last year.
4. The official website of the Innovation Information Center of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan was launched. On the website nic.gov.tm you can find out what functions the IIC performs, how the Convention on the Recognition of Education in Europe operates, how the process of recognizing foreign diplomas and certificates goes, what documents are needed for admission to foreign or Turkmen universities, what international treaties exist in the field education and more.
5. Four medals - one silver and three bronze - were won by Turkmen schoolchildren at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Zurich. The subject Olympiad brought together 348 high school students from 89 countries, including Turkmenistan. As the organizers emphasize, future chemists now play a key role, since in the future their knowledge will help to cope with climate change or the energy crisis. The 56th International Chemistry Olympiad will be held in July 2024 in Saudi Arabia.
World
6. Spectators of the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris will watch the competition from recycled plastic chairs. In total, it is planned to install 11 thousand such seats, the production of which will use more than 100 tons of recycled plastic collected in Parisian garbage cans. The waste will first be turned into shavings, which will then be heated and pressed into special shapes. Installation of such seats will begin this autumn.
7. Ernest Hemingway's annual look-alike contest was held in the United States. This year the winner was 68 years old Garrit Marshall from Wisconsin. The contest was held at the novelist's favorite bar, Sloppy Joe's Bar. Almost 140 bearded men who looked like the famous writer took part in it. They had to copy not only the image, but also the appearance of the Nobel Prize winner, as well as his manner of speech. The jury of the competition consisted of the winners of previous years.
Sport
8. The national team of Turkmenistan starts in the second round of the qualifying tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a home match against the team of Uzbekistan. This meeting will take be held on November 16. According to the results of the draw for the second round of the qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup, the national team of Turkmenistan was in group “E”, where it will play with the teams of Iran, Uzbekistan, as well as with the winner of the pair of the first qualifying round Hong Kong - Bhutan. In total, within the framework of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the national team of Turkmenistan will play six games - two meetings in November this year, and four more matches in March and June next year.
9. “Ahal” won 3-2 in a friendly match against “Al-Faisaly” from Saudi Arabia. As part of the country's champion, Elman Tagayev scored a double, another goal scored by the club's debutant Alibek Abdyrahmanov. Earlier, “Ahal” had already played one friendly match withint he framework of the training camp in Türkiye. He played a draw with “Al-Adalah”, which is headed by the former head coach of the Turkmenistan national team Ante Mishe. Let us remind that in Kartepe “Ahal” is preparing to participate in the AFC Champions League and the resumption of the current season of the Major League of Turkmenistan on football.
