Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won two Grand Slam singles titles; the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, and a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the most recent man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament. In 2019, Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The Turkmenistan national football team represents Turkmenistan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is the Kopetdag Stadium and their head coach is Mergen Orazow. The team represents FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
FK Köpetdag Aşgabat is a professional football club based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It currently plays in the top tier Ýokary Liga. Their home ground is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people. The Köpetdag traditional kit colours are blue and white. They are one of the country's most successful clubs having won 6 Turkmen championships and 6 cups.
The Russia men's national tennis team until it was suspended in 2022 represented Russia in Davis Cup tennis competition. It is governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. The team started playing in 1993.
The Turkmenistan Cup is an annual knockout competition in men's domestic football in Turkmenistan. The Football Federation of Turkmenistan is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1993. The competition's most successful performer is Köpetdag Aşgabat with 7 trophies.
The Turkmenistan Fed Cup team represents Turkmenistan in international women's tennis and is directed by the Turkmenistan Tennis Association. The team played in the first ever tournament in 2004, and five occasions since. Prior to 1993, Turkmenistani players competed for the Soviet Union.
Ahal Änew Football Club, or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 seater Ashgabat Stadium.
Football Club Altyn Asyr, also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to Golden Century, is a Turkmen professional football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, the club competes in the Ýokary Liga, the top tier of Turkmen football. It has remained there ever since, winning the Turkmenistan Higher League championship eight times in a row. The club also won the Turkmenistan Cup for 5 times in 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 and has been regular in AFC Cup recently. The team plays in the Ashgabat Stadium.
Nusaý Stadium is a stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for FC Aşgabat and training of the Turkmenistan national football team. It has a capacity of 3,000.
Arslanmyrat Amanmyradowiç Amanow is a former Turkmen professional footballer who played as a winger and attacking midfielder. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. He currently holds the position of club president of FC Arkadag, following his appointment in November 2024.
The Turkmenistan national U-23 football team represents Turkmenistan in international U-23 football competitions. It is controlled by the Football Association of Turkmenistan and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games.
Nikita Andreyevich Gorbunov is a Turkmenistani football coach of Russian descent and a former player who played as a goalkeeper. He working as an goalkeeping coach for Şagadam FK from 2022.
Saketh Myneni is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 74 achieved on 16 January 2023. He was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2017 and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in Mixed doubles and a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the Incheon Asian Games 2014. He has won 10 ITF and 2 ATP Challenger singles titles. Also, 18 ITF and 14 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
Sriram Balaji is an Indian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 30 September 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 287, achieved on 19 June 2017.
Roman Rishatovich Safiullin is a Russian professional tennis player. Safiullin has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 36 achieved on 8 January 2024, and in doubles of world No. 151 achieved on 19 August 2024.
Vijay SP Natarajan is an Indian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 80 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 335 achieved on 5 October 2015.
Altymyrat Myratowiç Annadurdyýew is a professional Turkmen football player who plays for FK Arkadag. He is also a member of Turkmenistan national football team.
Merdan Ataýew is a Turkmenistani swimmer. Ataýew competed for Turkmenistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics. International Master of Sports of Turkmenistan (2021).
Vaja Uzakov is an Uzbek tennis player.
Abdylla Gurbannepesov is a Turkmen professional futsal and former soccer player. He is currently a member of Migrasiya futsal club in the Turkmenistan Futsal League. Captain of Turkmenistan national futsal team.
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