FIRST ARMENIAN OLYMPIC DELEGATION OFF TO BEIJING

armradio.am
01.08.2008 14:56

On July 31 the first Armenian Olympic delegation, comprising the
judoists and rifleman and their coaches left for Beijing on July
31. The other delegations will leave for Beijing on August 1, 2, 4,
5 and 7.

The Armenian Olympic delegation is headed by the President of the
National Olympic Committee of Armenia Gagik Tsarukyan. Te chief
commissioner is the Vice-Presidnet of the Olympic Committee Derenik
Gabrielyan.

The delegation comprises RA Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs,
Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee Armen Grigoryan,
heads of different sports agencies, doctors and journalists.

Triple Olympic Champion, the best Armenian sportsman of the 20th
century Albert Azaryan will bear the Armenian flag at the opening
ceremony.

Twenty-Fife sportsmen will represent Armenia at the 29th Summer
Olympics in Beijing.

Weightlifting – Hripsime Khurshudyan (75 kg), Tigran Martirosyan
(69 kg), Gevorg Davtyan (77 kg), Ara Khachatryan (77 kg), Tigran
V. Martirosyan (85 kg) and Edgar Georgyan (85 kg).

Boxing – Hovhanes Danielyan (48 kg), Hrachik Javakhyan (60 kg),
Edward Hambartsumyan (64 kg), Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg).

Free-style wrestling – Martin Berberyan (60 kg), Suren Markosyan
(66 kg), Harutyun Yenokyan (84 kg).

Greco-Roman style wrestling – Roman Amoyan (55 kg), Karen Mnatsakanyan
(60 kg), Arman Adikyan (66 kg), Arsen Julfalakyan (74 kg), Denis Forov
(84 kg), Yuri Patrikeev (120 kg).

Judo – Hovhannes Davtyan (60 kg), Armen Nazaryan (66 kg).

Ahletics – Melik Janoyan (archer), Ani Khachikyan (runner).

Swimming – Mikhael Koloyan.

Shooting – Norayr Bakhtamyan.