The Turkmenistan university team has won the volleyball competition at the CAVA 2026 Men’s and Women’s Universiade Games, an international sporting event for university teams from Central Asian countries. The tournament took place from 9 to 14 April in Samarkand (Republic of Uzbekistan), according to IIC.

In the final match for the gold medals, the Turkmenistan national team faced the team from the Republic of Uzbekistan. In a hard-fought match, the Turkmen volleyball players secured a 3-1 victory and won the tournament’s gold medals.

At the conclusion of the competition, the Turkmenistan national university team took first place.