Raviliya Kadyrova and Elvira Kadyrova Ashgabat, 25 September 2017 (nCa) --- Ashgabat 2017 will wrap up in a few days, and Turkmenistan is leading in the medal count by a wide margin. We attended quite a few matches, mostly semi finals and finals. It was an educative experience in so many different ways. Of course, the athletes and sportsmen of Turkmenistan had the … [Read more...]
Contours of increasingly visible benefits of hosting Ashgabat 2017 – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 20 September 2017 (nCa) --- As a matter of fact, the spectrum of benefits of hosting international sporting events is quite broad, and flexible, in nature. An area near the centre of this spectrum is the composition and nature of the national identity. Every region, and every country in the region, needs to fashion an identity that is amply … [Read more...]
Contours of increasingly visible benefits of hosting Ashgabat 2017
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 19 September 2017 (nCa) --- The V Indoor and Martial Arts Games – officially called Ashgabat 2017 – started with grandeur and fanfare on 17 September 2017. The opening ceremony was like none seen before. Nearly four years in preparation, it was an expensive enterprise, financially as well as in terms of massive planning and hard work. The Olympic … [Read more...]
Games torch lights up, starts moving toward Olympic Village
Ashgabat, 8 September 2017 (nCa) --- In a ceremony held Thursday simultaneously at the Galkynysh gas field in Mary and the Olympic Village Ashgabat, the torch of Ashgabat 2017 was lighted up and started its majestic movement toward Ashgabat. At Galkynysh, the second largest natural gas field in the world, the Games torch came to life when it was touched with the fire from … [Read more...]
Games and Melons – Straight to the Future
nCa Report Ashgabat, 18 August 2017 (nCa) --- The 30-day countdown to Ashgabat 2017, the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, has begun. The Games, even a month before they actually take place, are highlighting Turkmenistan on the world stage. It is important to harness this publicity for the long term benefit. This is exactly what Turkmenistan is doing. The flurry … [Read more...]