Athletes from Turkmenistan have begun competing at the XX Summer Asian Games, which opened on September 19 in Nagoya, Japan, and run until October 4.

The opening ceremony of the Games took place on the evening of September 19 at Mizuho Park Stadium. This marks the third time Japan has hosted the Summer Asian Games, following Tokyo 1958 and Hiroshima 1994. Athletes from 45 Asian countries and territories, as well as a refugee team—totaling approximately 10 800 competitors—are participating in the event, vying for medals across 43 sports.

Turkmenistan sent a 57-member delegation to the Games, including 34 athletes and 15 coaches. This marks the country's ninth participation in the Asian Games. Turkmen athletes are competing in eight sports: boxing, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman), karate, kurash, athletics, swimming, weightlifting, and wushu.

The Turkmenistan national team made its debut on September 20. In Wushu-Sanda, Bibimeryem Akmuhammedova (under 52 kg) lost 0–2 to Ayan Tursyn of Kazakhstan in the Round of 16, while Muhammet Jumamyradov (under 75 kg) lost by the same score to Zhang Huanyi of Chinese Taipei.

Karateka Rayan Gurbanmyradov (under 60 kg) performed more successfully: he defeated Filipino John Christian Lachica 6–1 in the Round of 32 but lost to Malaysian Hari Sankar Sureya Sankar in the quarterfinals.

In the 100m freestyle event, 15-year-old Alan Mukhin clocked a time of 53,69 seconds in his heat, finishing 34th out of 43 competitors; only the top ten swimmers advanced to the next round.

On September 21, Turkmen athletes continued their competition. Alan Mukhin won his heat in the 50m freestyle with a time of 23.91 seconds, placing 29th overall out of 48 competitors. Valeria Mirenskaya clocked a time of 2:43.30 in the 200m individual medley, finishing 21st out of 23 competitors. Another swimmer on the team, David Akopyan, won his heat in the 100m breaststroke (1:04.72) and placed 26th out of 36 participants in the final standings.

In karate, Dayanch Keletliyev (under 67 kg) concluded the tournament for Turkmenistan on this day; he lost to a representative from Hong Kong in the Round of 16.

Also on September 21, three more representatives from Turkmenistan will take to the mat and the ring: boxer Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov (under 70 kg) will face Ali Abdalla of Bahrain in the preliminary round, while in wushu, Merjen Jorayeva (under 60 kg)—facing Nepal’s Rita Takulla—and Hezret Ovezgeldiyev (under 65 kg)—whose opponent is Iran’s Shoja Panahigelekhkolaei—will compete for a spot in the quarterfinals.

At the previous Asian Games, held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8, 2023, Turkmenistan’s sports delegation consisted of 104 people, including 67 athletes competing in 11 sports: 3x3 basketball, boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, judo, kurash, karate, athletics, swimming, weightlifting, and wushu. At that time, Turkmen athletes won six bronze medals: the recipients were judoka Maysa Pardayeva (under 57 kg), kurash wrestlers Aynur Amanova (under 48 kg) and Ishanmyrat Atayev (under 90 kg), boxer Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov (under 71 kg), freestyle wrestler Dovletmurad Orazgylyjov (under 86 kg), and karateka Bayry Bayryyev (under 67 kg).