NKR PRESIDENT BAKO SAHAKYAN AWARDED KARABAKH ATHLETES

PanARMENIAN.Net
28.04.2009 22:30 GMT+04:00

On April 28 President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan
received Ashot Hairapetyan, NKR and Armenia champion in athletics
and Arthur Petrosyan, NKR champion in athletics, who recently became
winners of international open athletics championship in Medon, France
and coach of the NKR national athletics team Arthur Arstamyan.

Issues related to the development of sports and athletics in Artsakh
were discussed during the meeting. The Head of the State congratulated
the sportsmen on their victory and noted that they uphold high
the honor of our state. Bako Sahakyan underlined the importance of
sports in developing physical strength as well as in forging the will
and morale. The President noted that the new doctrine of developing
sports adopted by the Government will boost the development of sport
and physical culture in the republic.

At the end of the meeting the President handed in to sportsmen and
the trainer money prizes. Chairman of the State Committee on Sports
under the NKR Cabinet of Ministers Razmik Hovsepyan and president of
the NKR Athletics Federation Arthur Tovmasyan partook at the meeting,
Central Information Department of NKR President Office reported to
PanARMENIAN.Net