Ashgabat - 2018 Another year as a home to the world records

As Ashgabat turns into a sports hub, the motto “Health. Inspiration. Friendship” becomes its title. Number and level of international sports events hosted by Ashgabat is gradually increasing. We all recall with pride V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which was held with the great success last year. International Rally “Amul-Hazar” which was held recently along the Great Silk Road was another success story of Turkmenistan as a sports nation.

These days Ashgabat hosts the World Weightlifting Championship. The 2018 IWF World Championships is held on November 1-10 at the excellent sports facilities of the top-class Ashgabat Olympic Complex. These facilities have already proved themselves as full-scale venues to organize top-tier sports events, by successfully hosting international sporting events, such as V Asian Games. In order to make sure that the WWC is held at the highest level, the Organizing Committee has put great efforts during the last several months.

More than 1000 athletes and coaches from over 100 countries as well as hundreds of officials from the International Weightlifting Federation, other sports organizations and mass media have joined the championship event.  Events take place at the Martial Arts Arena, which is one of the facilities of the Olympic Complex with rich sporting history.

The Opening Ceremony of the World Weightlifting Championships 2018 was held at the Main Indoor Arena of the Olympic Village.

The Honorable President of Turkmenistan sent a congratulatory letter to the participants of the Championships in Ashgabat. The letter says that the athletes are the Ambassadors of Peace and with their skill and will, they must promote the high goals of the Olympics in a fair competition at the World Weightlifting Championships. It also mentions that today the World Weightlifting Championships demonstrate to the world the capability of our Independent, permanently Neutral country of organizing large-scale sporting events. All these statements are the evidence of the high reputation of Turkmenistan as a sporting nation.

The World Championships competitions will be broadcasted on «Turkmenistan Sport» Channel, as well as many other international TV channels, including «CCTV» (China), «BBC» (UK), «ESPN» (America), «MATCH TV» (Russia), «L'Equipe» (France), «ZDF», «ARD» (Germany).

The Organizing Committee of World Weightlifting Championship will make every effort to ensure the world-class organization of the event.

Official webpage of the event (http://ashgabat2018.com) contains all the latest results and information.