Turkmen Kickboxers Win 6 Medals at the World Cup in Tashkent
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Turkmenistan’s national kickboxing team won six medals at the World Cup, which concluded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on October 18. The team earned two gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the tournament, which brought together more than 2,700 athletes from 47 countries. Sünnet Bernäýew and…
Turkmenistan’s national kickboxing team performed successfully at the World Cup held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, winning a total of six medals. At the international competition, which concluded on October 18, 2026, Turkmen athletes secured two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
The tournament brought together more than 2,700 athletes from 47 countries, with representatives of Turkmenistan demonstrating their skills across various kickboxing disciplines.
Sünnet Bernäýew, a second-year student at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports, won gold in the full-contact discipline in the 57 kg weight category. Another gold medal in low kick went to Kakajan Agaýew, a 12th-grade student at Secondary School No. 19 in Wekilbazar District, Mary Region.
The silver medals were won by Islam Rahmetow, an athlete representing the Kickboxing Federation of Turkmenistan, and Yunus Hamraýew, a serviceman in the military unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan named after Mälikguly Berdimuhamedow. Islam Rahmetow competed in low kick in the 71 kg weight category, while Yunus Hamraýew took part in the K-1 discipline in the 57 kg category. Both athletes finished the competition in second place.
Turkmenistan’s representatives also claimed two bronze medals. Mekan Begmämmedow, an engineer responsible for construction and supply at the Ashgabat City Education Department, which oversees secondary and specialized schools as well as extracurricular educational institutions, took third place in full contact in the 67 kg category. Toýlymyrat Ýegeleýew, chief specialist in the sales department of the Gülistan State Trade Centre under the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, secured third place in kick light in the 79 kg category.
The six medals won by Turkmen athletes in Tashkent demonstrate the national kickboxing school’s strong performances at international competitions.