CHILDREN’S SHOOTING SPORTS SCHOOL PUT INTO OPERATION IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Oct 31, 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 31, a children’s shooting
sports school was put into operation in Yerevan. There are three
shooting-grounds, a gymnasium, a sauna in the building of nearly
580 million drams, which was built with the funds of the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund. 60 sportsmen simultaneously can hold trainings in
the shooting-grounds.

RA President Robert Kocharian, who was present at the opening
ceremony, estimated the building of the construction as a serious
achievement. This building is the 10th one within the framework of
the big program of building and major repairing of sport structures,
which started 3-4 years ago. The President said that it is envisaged to
build such shooting-grounds in the regions, first of all in Gyumri and
Vanadzor. The construction of the 5th funicular roadway in Tsakhkadzor
is already in the final stage, the 6th one is planned to be built next
year: "And the potential of the whole mountain will be fully used,"
he said.

Vahe Aghabekian, the Executive Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund, said that the fund in average implemented programs of sport
importance of 1 billion drams a year in 2006 and 2007.

Armen Grigorian, the RA Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, said that
Armenia has rich traditions in the sphere of shooting. He mentioned
Olympic Champion Hrachya Petikian, many times World and Europe
Champion Zinaida Simonian, as well as Norayr Bakhtamian, who gained
the "Beijing-2008" rating. The Minister also said that it is envisaged
to organize an international tournament in the building in 2009.