Turkmen athletes have won two gold and two silver medals at the Kyokushin Karate World Championship in Jakarta (Indonesia). 

The gold medals were won by Dayanch Gylychdurdyev, a 5th year student at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, in the men's under 65kg weight category, and Ogulbagt Kurbanowa, a coach at the National Kyokushin Karate Center of Turkmenistan, in the women's over 65kg weight category. 

The silver medals were won by Gulnabat Yazilova (under 55 kg), a 1st year student at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, and Ayymjan Sultanova (under 65 kg), a coach at the 5th sports school in Dashoguz city, Dashoguz region. 

340 athletes from 13 countries participated in the competition.

Turkmen Sporty Newspaper