20:15 07/07/2008 » Sport

25 ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN IN “BEIJING 2008”

In a month Olympic Summer Games 2008 start in Beijing and Armenia will be presented in the games by 25 sportsmen, said Anzhela Mirzoyan, advanced specialist of Armenian Olympic Committee to Panorama.am.
This year 6 weight lifting sportsmen, 6 Greco Romanian Wrestlers, 4 boxers, 3 free style wrestlers, 2 judoists, 2 athletes, 1 shooter, and 1 swimmer. This year again Armenian delegation will be leaded by the President of Armenian Olympic Committee Gagik Carukyan.

“The delegation covers 13 trainers also,” said A. Mirzoyan. According to her every year the sportsmen get more trained and this year Armenian delegation has expectations of victory.

Remind that in Olympic Games held in Athens 18 Armenian sportsmen took part but none of them won a medal.

Source: Panorama.am

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