Armenian President opened the first Wind Surfing Center at the Lake of Sevan

arminfo
2007-07-21 15:57:00

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan opened today the first Wind
Surfing Center at the Lake of Sevan.

He said at the opening ceremony that today those who go in for water
sports have finally got a nice club at Sevan.

‘Since my student years I have not seen so many sailing-ships at
Sevan. We are trying to revive not only wind surfing but also to
create favourable conditions for the fans of this sport and for its
development. To have such a beautiful place like our lake and not
to develop water sports – is a crime>,- the president said. He also
added that in a year or two one club will not be enough and there
will be a necessity of another 2-3 clubs opening.

Armenian Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Armen Grigoryan said opening
of such a club is a big gift of the president. The center will become
stimulus for water sports developing and will attract tourists. He
also said that training at the club will be free of charge. He did
not rule out that in future international competitions maybe held at
the club as it fully meets international standards.

To note, "Hayastan" pan-Armenian foundation allocated 257 mln Armenian
drams for construction of the centre. And Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministry will exploit the center which is well equipped. At present
60 children at the age 7-18 are training at the center.