BRONZE MEDAL WINNER HRACHIK JAVAKHIAN RETURNS FROM BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES

Noyan Tapan

Au g 26, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A bronze medal winner at the 29th
Summer Olympic Games, boxer Hrachik Javakhian of the city of Vanadzor
returned to Armenia from Beijing at midnight of August 25. Sport fans
of Lori marz together with Vanadzor mayor met him at Zvartnots Airport
with an offering of bread and salt, songs and dancing. The medal winner
was handed a laurel wreath by the President of the National Olympic
Committee Gagik Tsarukian, the RA Minister of Sport and Youth Issues
Armen Grigorian and the President of the Boxing Federation of Armenia,
Lieutenant General Hayk Harutyunian.

H. Javakhian is the third Armenian boxer to win an Olympic medal
after Vladimir Yengibarian – champion of the 1956 Melbourne Games,
and Davit Torosian – a bronze medal winner at the 1972 Munich Games.

NT correspondent was informed by Gurgen Gevorgian, President of the
Vanadzor Committee of Sports, an Honored Trainer of the USSR that
Vanadzor municipality will present H. Javakhian with an apartment
and a car.

Javakhian’s personal coach Gevorg Misakian will also receive an
apartment.