Representatives of Turkmenistan have arrived in Paris, where the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will soon begin, reports the publication “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.
The delegation included 19 people, including 6 athletes who will perform in four sports – judo, weightlifting, swimming and athletics.
Turkmenistan will be represented at the largest world forum on the planet by: judoists Serdar Rahimov (weight category up to 66 kg), Maysa Pardaeva (up to 57 kg), weightlifter Davranbek Hasanbaev (up to 102 kg), swimmers Musa Zhalaev (100 meters freestyle), Aynura Primova ( 100-meter backstroke) and athlete Valentina Meredova (100-meter dash).
It is worth noting that the opening ceremony of the Games is scheduled for July 26. Almost 10 thousand athletes representing more than 200 national Olympic committees will take part in the competition.
At the Olympics in Paris, 329 sets of medals will be competed in 32 sports. The mascots of the 2024 Games were red Phrygian caps called Frigi – symbols of the French Republic.
Let us remind that at the previous Olympic Games, which were held three years ago in Tokyo, representatives of Turkmenistan won the first silver medal in the country’s history. Weightlifter Polina Guryeva won silver in the up to 59 kg weight category.
