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.

Turkmen national art was worthy represented at the 7th International Music Festival Sharq Taronalari ("Melodies of the East") in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A popular performer of the Turkmen national songs, Honoured Artist of Turkmenistan Lyale Begnazarova won the Grand Prix of the prestige international art contest. Turkmen musicians Maksat Begnazarov and Osman Gujumov took part in the festival too. People’s Artists of Turkmenistan, Associate Professor of the Department of Art of Bagshi of the Turkmen National Conservatoire Oraznepes Dovletnazarov had been invited as an honorary guest and member of the jury of the contest to Samarkand.

The prominent Russian archaeologist, Viktor Sarianidi, was honored with the medal of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Ambassador of Afghanistan to Russia, Zalmay Aziz, handed the highest award to the scientist during the celebration of the Independence Day of Afghanistan in Moscow on August 19.