The issue of establishing direct relations with the Equestrian Sports Center of the Republic of Belarus and the International horse breeding academy named after Aba Annayev of Turkmenistan was the main topic of the talks between the Turkmen ambassador Nazarguly Ishangulyev and the director of the said center Mikhail Portnoy.
Natalya Petukhova, head teacher of sports at the Belarusian State University of Physical Education, also took part in the meeting held on November 3.
According to Portnoy, the Equestrian Sports Center of the Republic of Belarus creates conditions for this type of sport to gain great popularity among the country's population. The director also commented on the contribution of Irina Karachayeva, champion of the USSR, international sports master, who was his first teacher, in organizing the work of the center. He is the winner of several world and European championships in equestrian sports.
Mihail Portnoy gave the Turkmen ambassador a comprehensive introduction to the opportunities at the Equestrian Sports Center. Here, all possibilities are provided for preparing horses for competitions, training them and treating them. Taking into account the opening of the International Equestrian Academy named after Aba Annayev in Arkadag in September of this year, the director expressed interest in establishing direct cooperation with the Turkmen side in the development of equestrian sports and equestrianism.
Equestrian Olympic training center was opened in 1996 and is located not far from Minsk. The foundation for the creation of this center was the L.Dovator horse factory located in the town of Ratomk and the children's and youth sports school, which prepares reserve athletes for the Olympics.
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