21:33 06/08/2008 » Sport

ALBERT AZARYAN – ARMENIAN FLAG HOLDER IN OLYMPICS

On the opening ceremony of 29th Olympics to be conducted in Beijing Armenian Olympic champion Albert Azaryan will hold the flag of Armenia, said Khachik Asryan, the vice Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs.

Remind that 25 Armenian sportsmen will present 8 sports types. According to Khachikyan each of our sportsmen is a potential medal receiver. The first group of Armenian delegation left for Beijing on 31 July and the rest groups left in august 1;2;4;5 and another one will leave tomorrow.

The leader of Armenian Delegation is the Chairman of National Olympics Committee Gagik Carukyan, other members of the delegation are the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, representatives of the Committee, doctors, media representatives. The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan will follow to the Olympics Games.

Source: Panorama.am

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