Armenian Olympic Committee chief awards cars to top athletes

President of the Armenian National Olympic Committee, MP Gagik Tsarukyan has awarded cars to several leading athletes of the country – Karen Aslanyan (wrestling), Edgar Stepanyan (cycling), Lev Sargsyan and Vladimir Harutyunyan (diving).

“After the awards ceremony, the sportsmen stressed the move will not only encourage them but also the younger generation, who will see that no athlete who brings fame and glory to his homeland is ignored,” the committee said in a statement.