Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Thursday


President of Artsakh awards athletes who achieved outstanding results



YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. A solemn ceremony of awarding
Artsakh athletes with prize money who achieved outstanding results in
various national and international championships and competitions in
2017 took place in the Artsakh Republic President's Residence on
December 28.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Artsakh
President’s Office, the Head of the State characterized the year of
2017 the one of serious achievements in the sports field for our
republic with Artsakh athletes registering victories and winning
medals in world, Europe and the Republic of Armenia championships.

"Today we can state that our republic has fully-formed sports schools
ready to deal with problems they face. Small Artsakh, indeed, has
occupied its well-deserved place in the international sports arena,
and our victories are the conspicuous examples of it. Healthy,
physically strong, educated, ambitious and patriotic youth are our
people's pride and dignity, reliable defenders of our state, the
biggest potential of the country's natural development and
reinforcement", underlined Bako Sahakyan in his speech. President
Sahakyan wished all the awardees new achievements adding that the
attention the state focused on physical culture and sports development
would further on bear continuous and ongoing character.