Turkmen tennis players won gold medals in three types of the program and one bronze medal at the Asian 14&Under International Tournament, which took place in the Thai province of Nonthaburi, which is part of Greater Bangkok, The Turkmenistan: Golden age electronic newspaper reports.
The competition was held under the auspices of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) and brought together boys and girls from 12 countries – Australia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, China, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka.
Two gold medals were brought to our team's collection by 13-year-old Aly Geldyev. The 9th grade student of the Young Olympians Training School achieved this success first in singles and then in doubles, performing in a duet with 14-year-old 9th grade student of the Joint Turkmen-Russian Comprehensive School named after A.S. Pushkin, Kerimgeldi Guldurdyyev.
Another gold medal for the Turkmenistan team was brought by fourth-seeded 13-year-old Aylara Kakabayeva. The 9th-grader of the capital's School for Gifted Children named after Atamyrat Nyyazov achieved this success in singles.
The winner of the bronze medal in our team was a 9th-grade student of the Joint Turkmen-Russian Comprehensive School named after A. S. Pushkin Anna Ponyatova.