Sports
954Turkmenistan is recognized as a country of sports, health and inspiration, and youth sports are given special attention as a condition for social health and development. At the S.A.Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University, effective work is being carried out to attract students to physical education and mass sports.
Our students train and perform successfully in our national teams in such kinds of sports as taekwondo, judo, martial arts, kick-boxing, and water polo. The outdoor and indoor sports facilities of our higher educational institution have been upgraded to meet international standards for physical education, sports, and various sports and health activities of the students. Necessary conditions have been created for conducting trainings on the "Physical Education" course, provided in the professional curricula, on the basis of modern advanced methods and the latest achievements of science and technology. At present, modern educational and training facilities are provided for our students to engage in various kinds of sports, and the material and equipment base of sports complexes and facilities is constantly being strengthened.
In order to further develop our national sports and physical education, to attract our youth to physical education and sports activities, trainings are held in our university in various sports, and competitions are regularly organized for faculties’ teams. In addition, in our educational center, training-methodology, scientific-practical conferences are regularly held based on the advanced methods and yje latest achievements of science and technology, with the participation of sportsmen and experienced trainers.
It is gratifying that in recent years, our students participated in the national volleyball team of Turkmenistan in the international competitions "CAVA Central Asia Challenge Cup 2022" in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, and won prizes.
Our students actively participate in the universities "Turkmenistan - the country of inspiration and health" held regularly among the students of higher educational institutions of the country, as well as in the championships of Turkmenistan in various sports, and win dozens of prizes.
Our university organizes various festive celebrations in conjunction with mass sports and cultural events. Various types of sport clubs function in our university, morning exercises and runs are held with students. They enthusiastically participate in public bicycle rallies on the occasion of World Bicycle Day, World Health Day and other holidays.
Such activities help our students to grow up scientific-educated, healthy-bodied, inspired and patriotic specialists in accordance with the advanced requirements of nowadays.
Indoor and outdoor sports facilities of the University:
- An 839-seat football field equipped with bleachers, seats, running boards, and decorative equipment for playing football.
- A 50x30 m field with 492 seats for playing mini-soccer and handball.
- A 20x30 m field with 96 seats for playing basketball and volleyball.
- A 20x30 m field with 100 seats for playing tennis and volleyball.
- 1 tennis court with 70 seats.
- Indoor sports complex with 164 seats for playing basketball, volleyball, handball, mini football, tennis, table tennis.
- Sports complex equipped for national wrestling, sambo, judo, freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, changing clothes, taking shower.
- Sports area for working out with a trainer.