From 12 to 16 July, Sweden hosted the ‘Gothia Cup’, an international 7-a-side football tournament for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Turkmenistan was represented by a delegation of 18 people, including 14 athletes, three coaches and a team manager, according to the IIC.

The Turkmenistan men’s team emerged as the winners of Group II. During the tournament, the team beat India 6–0, Finland 7–0 and Estonia 7–3. In the final on 16 July, the Turkmen footballers faced Estonia once again and secured a 4–3 victory, taking first place.

The Turkmenistan women’s national team competed in Group V. The team lost to Uzbekistan 1–6, Finland 0–1, Latvia 0–1, Germany 1–7 and Lithuania 0–1. Germany were crowned group winners.