On August 17, 2017 the events on the occasion of 30 days before the beginning of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games started in the capital of Turkmenistan.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in all events, including the mass ecological action "A Day without motor transport", as well as in the ceremonies of the opening of social facilities.
In the morning, the President of Turkmenistan kicked off the bike ride. The column headed by the head of state proceeded from the beginning of the Health Path along the route Archabil Avenue - Ankara Street.
White marble buildings, which harmoniously blended with the architectural ensemble of Ashgabat, had been built along the Ankara Street. By order of the fuel and energy complex, the Health House equipped with modern medical equipment and two 12-storey 72-apartment residential buildings with an underground car park were built there. On the occasion of the holiday, heads of the ministries and departments, public organizations and representatives of the media, numerous citizens gathered here in the morning. All with great enthusiasm greeted the President of Turkmenistan, who arrived on a bicycle to the place of celebration.
Having completed familiarization with these objects, the head of state wished everyone good health and success and cycled to the office building of the Center of Public Organizations of Turkmenistan.
Inviting the audience to participate in the upcoming evening in the Olympic town, including an exposition of various kinds of melons dedicated to the Turkmen melon holiday, an exhibition of national dishes of the participating countries of the V Asian Games and a gala concert of masters of the arts, the President once again warmly congratulated everyone on the opening of the Center of public organizations of Turkmenistan.
In the evening, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, having visited the Olympic town, got acquainted with the exhibition "Dishes of the Asian Games 2017" organized here, timed to the beginning of the 30-day countdown before the opening of the Games.
Here, in honor of the Day of the Turkmen melon, festive celebrations were held. In this regard, the territory of the sports town was decorated with melon vernissages, pavilions, where melon growers and breeders of all velayats of the country represented their best "works" - melons of elite varieties, green-striped watermelons and weighty pumpkins.
The exhibition "Dishes of the Asian Games 2017" was arranged in the dining room for athletes. The culinary show presents gastronomic customs of 64 countries participating in the Games, as well as the national team of refugees In the organization of the holiday of national cuisines along with the leading Turkmen chefs, the European company - Swiss "Gourmet Sports Hospitaliti AG" was also involved.
Summarizing the survey of the exhibition, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recommended using such extremely useful and energetically valuable fruits of the Turkmen land as melons, watermelons, grapes, tea with local medicinal herbs for dessert for sportsmen. The culture of serving the participants and guests of the Asian Games, including their food, should be at the highest level, the President stressed.
The final event of the day was a festive concert of foreign and Turkmen masters of the arts. A distinctive feature of this concert was the wide use of innovative technologies that allow using all the possibilities of combining light, color and sound. It is noteworthy that all the participants of the concert were not only dressed in sports clothes, but also widely used dynamic movements and elements of sports dances in their performances.
The final chord of the holiday in the performance of all its participants was the song of the President of Turkmenistan "Forward, Forward, Only Forward, My Homeland, Turkmenistan! » elected as the anthem of the "Ashgabat Games 2017".
