Turkmenistan at the 2018 Asian Games explained

Noc:	TKM
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
Year:	2018
Date:	–
Games:	Asian Games
Location:	Jakarta and Palembang
Flagbearer:	Ziyamuhammet Saparov^[1]
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	2
Rank:	32
Appearances:	auto
Website:	olympic.tm

Turkmenistan competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.^[2] Turkmenistan first participated at the Asian Games in 1994 Hiroshima, and at the last edition in Incheon, the country won a silver and a bronze medals.^[3]

Medalists

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				21 Aug
				22 Aug
				24 Aug

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Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Wrestling	0	0	1	1
Ju-jitsu	0	0	1	1
Total	0	1	2	3

Medals by day
Day	Date				Total
1	August 19	0	0	0	0
2	August 20	0	0	0	0
3	August 21	0	1	0	1
4	August 22	0	0	1	1
5	August 23	0	0	0	0
6	August 24	0	0	1	1
7	August 25	0	0	0	0
8	August 26	0	0	0	0
9	August 27	0	0	0	0
10	August 28	0	0	0	0
11	August 29	0	0	0	0
12	August 30	0	0	0	0
13	August 31	0	0	0	0
14	September 1	0	0	0	0
15	September 2	0	0	0	0
Total		0	1	2	3

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Turkmenistan that participated at the Games:

width=200	Sport !	width=60	Men !	width=60	Women !	width=60	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Basketball	4	0	4
Boxing	7	0	7
Ju-jitsu	9	2	11
Judo	3	1	4
Kurash	8	6	14
Sambo	4	3	7
Swimming	2	0	2
Weightlifting	2	3	5
Wrestling	10	0	10
Total	50	15	65

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games.

Turkmenistan entered one male athlete to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.^[4]

Basketball

See main article: article and Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games.

Summary

3x3 basketball

Turkmenistan national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in the pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.^[5]

Men's tournament

See main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men.

RosterThe following is the Turkmenistan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.^[6]

• Kerim Mammetmyradov (4)
• Ahmet Kiyathanov (9)
• Alihan Bekchanov (12)
• Merdan Hojamedov (14)

Pool D

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Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2018 Asian Games.

Turkmen Boxing Federation sent their athletes to compete at the Games. After won 11 medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, the men's and women's boxers has attended international training camps in Ashgabat.^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jabar Meyleyev	–49 kg	L 0–5	Did not advance
Zarip Jumayev	–52 kg	L 0–5	Did not advance
Yakub Meredov	–56 kg		L 0–5	Did not advance
Hursand Imankuliyev	–60 kg	W 5–0	W 5–0	L 0–5	Did not advance
Muhammet Berdibayev	–64 kg	L 0–5	Did not advance
Timur Tajimov	–69 kg		L 0–5	Did not advance
Nursahet Pazzyyev	–75 kg		L 1–4	Did not advance

Ju-jitsu

See main article: article and Ju-jitsu at the 2018 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kemal Meredow	–56 kg		W 2–0	W 0^ADV–0	L 0–100^SUB	Did not advance	W 6–3	W 0^RDC–0
Mirali Agaýew	align=left rowspan=2	–62 kg		W 100^SUB–0	W 100^SUB–0	L 0–5	Did not advance	W 0^ADV–0	L 0–5	–
Ýusup Taňryberdiýew		L 0–2	Did not advance
Jelilmuhammet Hojamyradow	align=left rowspan=2	–69 kg		W 2–0	W 4–0	L 0–2	Did not advance	W 2–0	L 0–0^ADV	–
Arslan Setdarow		L 0–2	Did not advance
Allamyrat Garaýew	align=left rowspan=2	–77 kg		W 2–0 ^DSQ	L 0–0^ADV	Did not advance
Rahmet Taganow		L 0–0^RDC	Did not advance
Mergen Joraýew	–85 kg		W 4–0	W 100^SUB–0	L 0–4	Did not advance	W 100^SUB–0	L 0–0^RDC	–
Nejimetdin Çaryýew	–94 kg		DSQ	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Saýara Awezmetowa	–49 kg		L 0–3	Did not advance
Wioletta Krowýakowa	–62 kg	W 3–0	DSQ	W 7–0	L 0–6		L 0–0^ADV	–

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2018 Asian Games.

Turkmenistan participated in judo at the Games with 4 judokas (3 men's and 1 women's).^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Muhammet Kossekov	–66 kg	L 00s3–10	Did not advance
Tejen Tejenov	–90 kg		W 10–00	L 00s3–11s2	Did not advance	L 00–10s1	Did not advance
Batyr Hojamuhammedov	–100 kg		W 10–00	L 00s1–10	Did not advance	L 00s1–10s1	Did not advance

Women

Kurash

See main article: article and Kurash at the 2018 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Şamuhammet Kurbanow	align=left rowspan=2	–66 kg	L 011−100	Did not advance
Marat Orazow	W 010−000	W 001−000	L 000−101	Did not advance
Nedir Allaberdiýew	align=left rowspan=2	–81 kg	L 000−102	Did not advance
Daýanç Omirow	L 001−111	Did not advance
Sanjar Abdyrahmanow	align=left rowspan=2	–90 kg	W 103−001	L 001−012	Did not advance
Guwanç Begaliýew		W 102−000	L 001−010	Did not advance
Hudaýberdi Jumaýew	align=left rowspan=2	+90 kg		L 001−100	Did not advance
Daýanç Taganow	W 110−000	W 010−002	L 002−011	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Anastasiýa Makeýewa	align=left rowspan=2	–52 kg	W 110−000	L 001−011	Did not advance
Zarina Saparowa		L 002−002	Did not advance
Mähriban Kurbanowa	align=left rowspan=2	–63 kg	L 001−012	Did not advance
Gülşat Nasyrowa	W 011−001	L 001−010	Did not advance
Mariýa Lohowa	align=left rowspan=2	–78 kg		W 110−000	L 001−002	Did not advance
Jahan Muhammedowa	W 012−001	L 000−012	Did not advance

Sambo

See main article: article and Sambo at the 2018 Asian Games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage final	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gurtgeldi Gurtgeldiýew	align=left rowspan=2	Men's 52 kg		L 1–3	Did not advance
Ýagmyr Orazdurdyýew		L 2–3	Did not advance
Ruslan Esgerow	align=left rowspan=2	Men's 90 kg		L 1–1	Did not advance		W ^Dsq	W 2–1	W 8–0	L 0–3^SU	4
Nurberdihan Orazmämmedow		W 9–0	L 1–7	Did not advance		L 0–2	Did not advance
Aziza Nazarowa	align=left rowspan=2	Women's 48 kg		L 0–1	Did not advance				Did not advance
Aýna Zaripowa		L 0–4^SU	Did not advance		W 1–0		L 0–2	Did not advance
Zyba Orunowa	Women's 68 kg		L 1–5	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Merdan Atayev	50 m backstroke	26.08	8 Q	25.88	8
100 m backstroke	56.20	10	Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3	Batyr Tachmyradov	50 m breaststroke	31.53	28	Did not advance
100 m breaststroke	1:08.28	26	Did not advance
200 m breaststroke	2:29.15	17	Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2018 Asian Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Daýanç Asyrow	−85 kg	150	8	175	7	325	7
Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew	+105 kg	190	4	235	4	425	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kristina Şermetowa	−53 kg	93	1	113	3	206
Gülnabat Kadyrowa	align=left rowspan=2	−75 kg	93	7	118	6	211	6
Aysoltan Toychyyeva	88		—	—	—	—

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games.

Turkmenistan set-up ten men's wrestler to compete at the Games.^[9] Şyhazberdi Öwelekow won a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 87 kg, became the only medal for the contingent in the wrestling competition.^[10] Rüstem Nazarow who competed in freestyle 57 kg originally got the 11th place, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide in a pre-tournament urine test.^[11]

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rüstem Nazarow	−57 kg		L 8–12	Did not advance					11 DSQ
Batyr Borjakow	−65 kg		W 11–1	L 2–13	Did not advance		W 11–0	L 2–5	5
Döwletmyrat Orazgylyjow	−74 kg		L 2–12	Did not advance					15
Azat Gajyýew	−86 kg		L 0–10	Did not advance					15
Zyamuhammet Saparow	−97 kg		L 2–8	Did not advance		L 6–17		Did not advance	8
Söhbet Belliýew	−125 kg			L 0–12	Did not advance			Did not advance	13

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Seýdylla Täzäýew	−67 kg	L 0–9	Did not advance				15
Şermet Permanow	−77 kg	W 5–0	W 5^F–0	L 0–8		L 0–9	5
Şyhazberdi Öwelekow	−87 kg		L 4–13	Did not advance		W 8–0
Süleýman Belliýew	−130 kg		L 1–9	Did not advance			9

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sport delegation of Turkmenistan takes part in the opening ceremony of XVIII Summer Asian Games. 18 August 2018. www.tdh.gov.tm. Turkmenistan State News Agency. 19 August 2018.
2. News: Indonesia prepares to light up the Energy of Asia for the Asian Games 2018 . . 11 May 2018 . 3 August 2018.
3. Web site: TKM Turkmenistan . . 3 August 2018 . Indonesian.
4. Web site: Official Result Book Athletics . . 30 August 2018 . 30 December 2018.
5. Web site: Official Result Book Basketball 3x3 . . 14 December 2018.
6. Web site: 18th Asian Games 2018: Turkmenistan Men . . 14 December 2018.
7. News: В мае в Ашхабаде пройдут международные сборы по боксу . Orient . 30 April 2018 . 3 August 2018 . Russian.
8. Web site: 18th Asian Games Jakarta 2018 . . 3 August 2018.
9. Web site: Athlete Wrestling Turkmenistan . Asian Games 2018 . 26 August 2018.
10. News: Iran Wins Two Gold medals in Greco-Roman: Asian Games . . 23 August 2018 . 26 August 2018.
11. Web site: Asian Games 2018: Turkmenistan wrestler doping case puts wrestling under pressure . 24 August 2018. The Hindu. 24 August 2018.