THE 29TH OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published On Aug 09, 2008
Armenia

The 29th Summer Olympic Games yesterday began in Beijing, the capital
city of China.

The games were opened by the Chinese President Hu Tszintao and Head
of the International Olympic Committee Jack Roguey.

This year, the procedure of the countries’ participation in the Olympic
parade was changed. Armenia, formerly appearing in the first rows, was
this time the 74th country, in accordance with the Chinese alphabet.

In these Olympic Games, Armenia will represent 25 sportsmen in 7
forms of sports, including weigh-lifting and Greco-Roman wrestling
(6 sportsmen in each), box (4 sportsmen), free-style wrestling (3
sportsmen), judo and athletics (2 sportsmen in each), shooting and
swimming (1 sportsman in each).

President Serge Sargsyan was also present at the opening ceremony of
the Olympic Games in Beijing.