Turkmenistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Turkmenistan is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] This will mark the country's debut at the Asian Winter Games. The country is scheduled to compete in one sport: ice hockey.[3]

Turkmenistan at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC codeTKM
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors23 in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Asian Winter Games appearances

Background

Turkmenistan originally had intended to make its debut at the 2007 Asian Winter Games in Changchun, China, however its athlete was not allowed to compete officially, as the country was not an official member of the International Skating Union at the time.[4]

Competitors

The following table lists the Turkmenistani delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Ice hockey 23023
Total23023

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Turkmenistan has entered a men's hockey team. The team is scheduled to compete in division 2.[5][6] This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Asian Winter Games.[7][8] Before the tournament, the team had a training camp in Minsk, Belarus, and won both friendly games against local club teams.[9] Turkmenistan finished in first place (11th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.[10]

Men's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament

Turkmenistan was represented by the following 23 athletes:[11]

  • Keremli Charyyev (G)
  • Rahman Muratov (G)
  • Amangeldi Aganiyazov (D)
  • Shyhy Babayev (D)
  • Kerim Bayramov (D)
  • Evald Gayer (D)
  • Dovlet Hydyrov (D)
  • Dmitriy Savin (A) (D)
  • Nikita Selifonkin (D)
  • Ilyas Veliyev (A) (D)
  • Ezizmuhammet Akmuhammedov (F)
  • Maksat Atayev (F)
  • Pavel Barkovskiy (F)
  • Baymyrat Baymyradov (F)
  • Azat Berdinyyazov (F)
  • Yakut Berdiyev (F)
  • Ahmet Gurbanov (C) (F)
  • Meylis Kuliyev (F)
  • Mammet Myrado (F)
  • Nurmammet Nuryyev (F)
  • Dovlet Soyunov (F)
  • Aleksandr Vahovskiy (F)
  • Ishan Veleyev (F)

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward, C = Captain, A = Assistant captain

Group B
Rank
Team
 Pld W OW OL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Turkmenistan 33000374+339
2  Macau 320011522–76
3  Malaysia 310021920–13
4  Indonesia 30003631–250
18 February 2017
13:00
Turkmenistan 9–2
(5–0, 4–1, 0–1)		 MalaysiaHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 113
21 February 2017
9:30
Macau 0–16
(0–6, 0–4, 0–6)		 TurkmenistanHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 155
24 February 2017
13:00
Indonesia 2–12
(1–5, 0–5, 1–2)		 TurkmenistanHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 102
11th place match
26 February 2017
12:30
Kyrgyzstan 3–7
(2–2, 0–1, 1–4)		 TurkmenistanHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 243

References
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  2. "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. "Eight athletes stopped from competing in Winter Asiad". People's Daily. Beijing, China. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  6. Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. "Turkmen hockey players for the first time prepare for 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo". www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/. Government of Turkmenistan. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. "Turkmenistan's ice hockey team prepares for Asian Winter Games debut". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. "Turkmen hockey players participate in training camp as a part of preparation to Asian Winter Olympics in Sapporo". Turkmenistan State News Agency. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  10. "Ice hockey Men's Division II Tournament Progress" (PDF). www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. "Ice Hockey Men's Division II Round Robin Game 2 Lineups" (PDF). Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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