SAMVEL ROSTOMYAN: QUITE POSSIBLE THAT ARMENIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN 2014 PARALYMPIC GAMES
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2010 20:42 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Alpine Skiing Championship for athletes
with physical disabilities was held in Tsaghkadzor, on March 3. The
championship was organized by Armenia’s Sport Federation for disabled
people. 13 alpine skiers participated in it. They overcame 1200 m
distance in giant slalom.
Samvel Rostomyan, President of Armenia’s Sport Federation for Disabled
People, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that, starting from February
8, alpine skiers with physical disabilities are having team practice
sessions in Tsaghkadzor. "We want the people with physical disabilities
to get involved in sports, too, and to achieve good results both in
Armenia and abroad. The championship will help our young skiers to
gain experience," he said.
The Championship participants split in two groups: athletes with
visual disabilities and people with physical disabilities. Vladimir
Grigoryan won in the group with visual disabilities, and Gevork
Shahverdyan became the winner in the second group.
"Current participants are very young, and it’s quite possible that by
2014 Winter Paralympic Games they’ll be able to represent Armenia,"
he said.