That score was enough to pull ahead of all but one of her 14 opponents, earning Guryeva the silver medal and Turkmenistan's first podium finish in the nation's history. The gold medal went to Chinese ...

TASS/. Turkmenistan will become a central venue for hosting international sports tournaments, world championships as well as the Olympic Games, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said on ...

Burkinabe athletes competed in the 1972 Munich Games. After a hiatus, they've participated at each Summer Olympics since 1988. Burkina Faso joins Turkmenistan and San Marino as nations to win their ...

Several other NOCs, including India, Hong Kong China and Jordan, have enjoyed their most productive Olympics in terms of multiple medals, while Turkmenistan claimed their first ever Olympic medal ...