Turkmenistan popularizes national sports

Turkmenistan pays special attention to preservation and popularization of national sports. This is reported by the Internet publication "Centralasia.news".

Columnist Serdar Akiniyazov spoke about the revival of ethno-sports in Turkmenistan. The ancestors of modern Turkmenistanis have always paid special attention to bringing up a physically strong generation. Ancient legends and national epics mention gorsh wrestling, jigging, equestrian competitions, "yaglyga tovusmak", saber tournaments, spear throwing for accuracy, archery on targets.

In order to develop ethno-games in Turkmenistan, the Center for Ethnic Sports was established, which in 2020 was included in the World Confederation of Ethnic Sports. Turkmenistan participates in the World Nomad Games, the International Ethnosports Festival, and popularizes Gorsh wrestling at the world level.