KURASH IN 36TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF ASIA (OCA)
KURASH EN LA XXXVI ASAMBLEA GENERAL DEL CONSEJO OLIMPICO DE ASIA (OCA)
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.- La Asamblea General del Consejo Olímpico de Asia (OCA) realizada en el marco de los V Juegos Bajo Techo y de las Artes Marciales, ratifico el Programa Deportivo final de los Juegos Asiáticos a realizarse en Indonesia en el 2018.
Por primea vez el Kurash ha sido incluido en el programa de competición de este magno evento continental de juegos de verano.
Tendremos en disputa ocho eventos medallisticos para hombres e igual cantidad para mujeres el próximo año en estos juegos.
La International Kurash Association (IKA) quiere felicitar sinceramente al Consejo Olímpico de Asia y a su presidente Su Alteza Real Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabath por su continuo soporte y la inclusión del Kurash en los Juegos Asiáticos 2018
SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS.- Varias pinturas alegóricas al deporte marcial, el kurash, han sido realizadas por el arquitecto Juan Eligio Barceló, un reputado dirigente de esta ciudad.
Las pinturas fueron enviadas al ingeniero Jaime Casanova Martínez, presidente de la Unión Panamericana de Kurash.
Casanova Martínez destacó que Barceló ha sido una persona constante en la difusión del deporte y la cultura.
Dijo que su pintura tiene su impronta en todo el territorio nacional, a nivel regional y continental.
“De grata recordación son sus exposiciones itinerantes en diferentes países como Estados Unidos, Costa Ríca, República Dominicana, y otros”, sostuvo el dirigente deportivo.
Cabe recordar que desde la los antiguos Juegos Olímpicos y hasta nuestros días, la cultura y la expresión deportiva caminan de la mano.
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domingo, 17 de septiembre de 2017
Ashgabat 2017 declared open in biggest event in Turkmenistan's history
An Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games heralded as the most important event in the history of Turkmenistan was officially declared open here today in a grand and extravagant Opening Ceremony.
The marathon Ceremony took place in a full 45,000 seat Stadium especially renovated for these Games and featured a parade of athletes from 65 countries, from Oceania and Africa, as well as Asia.
There was an opening by Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and fell either side of long segments celebrating local history and culture.
A Guinness world record breaking 600-tonne horse's head on the top of the stadium gazed down at proceedings.
Highlights included an equestrian acrobatics performance more befitting for a circus in which cartwheels and handstands were performed at great speed on galloping horses.
It was followed by the arrival of more horsemen arriving to complete a 500-day Torch Relay.
The emblem on top of the horse's head was lit - eventually, following several unsuccessful attempts - by traditional rider Pygy Baýramdurdyýew to declare the Games officially open.
A typically exuberant firework display then brought the curtain down on an event lasting almost three-and-a-half hours.
Berdimuhamedow had earlier received a standing ovation approaching five minutes in length before he delivered a lengthy address in Turkmen - starting at precisely 20:17 - in which he concluded that a "love for sport is a love for life".
He was followed by Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who singled out the historic participation of Oceania at an Asian Games for the first time, as well as the presence of an all-South Sudanese refugees team.
"I have followed very closely the progress and preparations of the Executive Committee over the past few years, and witnessed the development of the magnificent Ashgabat Olympic Complex," Sheikh Ahmad, who missed last week's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lima in order, he claimed, to oversee preparations for this event, said.
"From my experience, I know that the hosts will put on a special show for the Opening Ceremony - and that the visitors from Asia and Oceania will witness a colourful spectacle they will never forget.
"We would like to welcome athletes from Oceania who are participating at the Asian Games for the first time.
"As a sports family, we have an obligation to ensure sport can reach every part of the world.
"The IOC under Thomas Bach are making sure that men and women from all parts of the world can have a chance to play sport - that is why we have a refugees' team.
The Ceremony, produced by Milan-based company Balich Worldwide Shows, featured 34 camels, one dog and 65 horses.
It shied away from any international performer of the scale of Lady Gaga, who featured at the opening of the 2015 European Games in Baku, and instead celebrated local music such as by "unique talent" Jemal Saparova.
Over 7,600 performers also participated, of which over 2,000 were professional singers, dancers and musicians.
It began by chronicling a journey through the history of the land that is now Turkmenistan.
This included a "journey of discovery" of ancient cities of the past evoking the Silk Road as well as the Karakum Desert, heralded as the birthplace of Turkmen culture.
A giant cylinder sat in the centre of the Stadium throughout in order to represent the "core" of the nation and function as a "source of energy" for the show.
References to historical findings in the region - including a toy cart from Altyndepe dating back to 3,000-2,000 B.C. and considered the earliest evidence of the wheel in Central Asia - also featured.
Other sections celebrated modern Turkmenistan and consisted of frequent references to the watching Berdimuhamedow, the rise of Ashgabat and the discovery of gas reserves in recent decades.
Belt wrestler Rejepaly Orazalyyev recited the Athletes' Oath as one of the country's most traditional sports was also referenced.
It set into a motion an 11-day sporting event due to continue until September 27.
International Games Open In Ashgabat / Juegos
Internacionales Inaugurados en Ashgabat
Last Updated: September 17, 2017 19:14 GMT
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Turkmen wrestlers carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat on September 17.
The opening ceremony of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) has taken place in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat.
The ceremony was attended by a number of heads of state and government, including the presidents of Afghanistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Authoritarian President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, who exercises considerable control over virtually all aspects of society in the gas-rich former Soviet republic, appears to want to use the 11-day AIMAG to cast Turkmenistan as a regional success story and sports hub.
But human rights groups have raised concern over rights abuses in the run-up of the competition, including "massive housing violations" in Ashgabat by Turkmen authorities and their continued clampdown on independent voices.
Turkmenistan usually shuns outside visitors but for the AIMAG expects tens of thousands of foreigners to visit.
According to organizers, some 5,500 athletes from 62 countries will be contesting in 21 disciplines -- including tennis, ju-jitsu, kurash, cycling track, weightlifting, and taekwondo -- to September 27, making it Asia's second-largest sporting event.
The youngest athlete to participate was said to be a 13-year-old Pakistani swimmer, Jahan Ara Nabi.
The Turkmen government has spent billions of dollars preparing for the games -- the most prominent international event ever held in independent Turkmenistan -- including some $2.5 billion on a mammoth new airport built in the shape of a falcon in flight.
It also built an Olympic Complex located on 150 hectares on the outskirts of the capital and numerous state-of-the-art sporting facilities -- including the Olympic Stadium capable of holding 45,000 fans, a 6,000-seat indoor cycling track, a water-sports complex, an indoor tennis court -- complete with a circular 5-kilometer monorail system to carry athletes, officials, and fans around the complex.
Turkmen officials have said they were planning to bid for hosting other major sports events, including the Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, human rights groups have said homeowners and residents in Ashgabat have had to endure "massive housing violations" ahead of the competition.
The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) in Vienna and the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on September 4 that the Turkmen government had "forcibly evicted" homeowners in Ashgabat and demolished their homes "without adequate compensation" in preparation for the games.
They said that Turkmen authorities had also "systematically demolished extensions and additions homeowners have made to their properties, without allowing them to appeal the demolition decisions to a court," in order to "standardize the city’s appearance."
The two human rights watchdogs have also called on the Olympic Council of Asia, as the organizer of the AIMAG, to remind Turkmenistan of its rights obligations.
The Olympic Council of Asia "should urge the Turkmen government to ensure that all journalists can do their work without fear of retaliation ahead of, during, and after the games," an August 8 statement said.
The call came after a correspondent for RFE/RL in Turkmenistan was threatened with death by a man who identified himself as a police officer.
While en route to take photos documenting Turkmenistan's Day of Bicycles on July 29, Soltan Achilova said the man warned her against taking photos or she would be "finished."
The previous week Achilova, 68, said a man tried to steal her phone as she was about to take a picture. The two recent attacks follow several incidents of harassment against Achilova in November 2016.
In an effort to improve the country's image when foreigners start arriving to compete in, or attend, AIMAG, Turkmen authorities have banned the sale of alcohol in Ashgabat, restricted the movement of residents of the provinces to the capital, ordered former inmates to stay away from the games' venues, and tried to clear the city of stray dogs and cats as well as child beggars.
With reporting by RFE/RL's Turkmen Service
Al Sabath recibe al presidente de IKA
Al - Sabath receives the President of IKA
Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabath, presidente del Consejo Olímpico de Asia (OCA) y de la Asociación de Comités Olímpicos Nacionales (ACNO) y miembro del Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI), recibió al presidente de la International Kurash Federation (IKA) el señor Haider Farman, previo al inicio de los 5tos. Juegos Asiáticos Bajo Techo y de las Artes Marciales a inaugurarse el 17 de septiembre 2017 en la capital de Turkmenistan, Ashgabat.
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Association of the National Olympic Committes (ANOC) and member of the International Olympic Committe President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabath and International Kurash Association (IKA) President Mr. Haider Farman at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games which will be officially opening 17th September 2017 in Asgabat, Turkmenistan.
viernes, 15 de septiembre de 2017
Ashgabat 2017 coverage expected to be broadcast to hundreds of millions of homes worldwide / Espera que la cobertura de Ashgabat 2017 se transmita a cientos de millones de hogares en todo el mundo
Coverage of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) here in Turkmenistan's capital will be broadcast to hundreds of millions of homes worldwide, according to organisers.
The 12-day event is due to feature 65 delegations from across Asia and Oceania with 6,000 athletes and team officials participating.
Television images of the Opening Ceremony, scheduled to take place at the Ashgabat Olympic Stadium on Sunday (September 17), as well as the sports action in the ensuing days are set to be beamed to 57 territories around the world.
The number of rights holders broadcasters signed up is said to have delighted organisers, who expect Ashgabat 2017 to be watched by more people than any of the four previous editions of the AIMAG.
"We are looking forward to hosting a cultural celebration of humanity in Ashgabat over the next two weeks and we are delighted that it will be enjoyed by a massive worldwide television audience," Dayanch Gulgeldiyev, chairman of the AIMAG Executive Committee, said.
"Our motto for Ashgabat 2017 is health, inspiration, friendship so we are thrilled that so many people from such a large number of diverse parts of the world can tune in to witness what will be something truly special taking place here in Turkmenistan."
Nineteen of the 21 sports will be covered live from the 15 competition venues, with various television packages edited and provided to the broadcasters for optimal event coverage.
All the live coverage of Ashgabat 2017, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, will also be available on ashgabat2017.com in selected countries worldwide.
Action is due to get underway tomorrow with ju-jitsu, futsal and traditional wrestling launching the Games’ sports programme.
In all, there will be 21 sports contested across 15 venues at the Ashgabat Olympic Complex.
Ashgabat was awarded the Games by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in 2010.
The fifth AIMAG Executive Committee will organise and run the Games in cooperation with the OCA.
