In the year of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War it will be for the first time in the post-Soviet history that the Red Square will host the military parade on May 9 with participation of not only representatives of the Russian Armed Forces but also military men of other nations who fought shoulder to shoulder with the Russians in 1941-1945. Turkmenistan, who made a significant contribution to the overall victory both at the front and in the rear, will be represented at the parade by soldiers of the honor guard, whose commander will ride a white Akhal-Teke horse on the Kremlin's pavement.

Turkmenistan's football champion MTTU, trained by honored coach of Turkmenistan Yazkuli Hodzhageldyev, reached semifinals of the 18th International Cup of Champions of the CIS and Baltic States - 2010 in Moscow.

Vepa Nurnazarov, a 27-year-old candidate for master of sports from Ashgabat, won three gold medals and set two world records at the world championship in power-lifting in different events. The competition was held in the English city of Bradford under the version of the World Drug Free Power-Lifting Federation (WDFPF), the State Information Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH) said. More than 240 men and women from 15 countries, including the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia, participated in the competition in 12 weight categories.