ARMENIAN OLYMPIANS IN 37th PLACE BY NUMBER OF MEDALS WON
Noyan Tapan
Aug 25, 2008
BEIJING, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The ceremony of closing the 29th
Summer Olympic Games took in Beijing on August 24. Sportsmen of 88
out of the 204 countries – participants in the Olympic Games have won
medals. China is in 1st place (51 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze medals),
followed by the teams of the US (36+38+36) and Russia (23+21+28).
Armenian sportsmen have won 6 bronze medals and took 37th place,
Azerbaijan is in 29th place (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze medals),
while Georgia is in 32nd place (3 gold and 3 bronze medals).
A celebration in honor of Armenian Olympians will be held in Yerevan’s
Republic Square on August 26. The event starts on 6 pm.