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Serzh Sargsyan awards winners of the `Best Athletic Family'
YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS: The final round of the 7th republican
contest - `Best Athletic Family' took place today in Tsakhkadzor.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister
Arthur Petrosyan, governors and other guests came to watch the final.
The contest was conducted in two rounds. During the first one which
was conducted June 1-20 in different provinces of Armenia, Yerevan and
Artsakh 374 families participated against the 171 of the past year. In
the second - final round 72 families took part. This year's
peculiarity of the contest was that it was conducted in two age-groups
- in the first group the children were 6-9 years old, in the second
one 10-13-year old.
The third place in the first age group took the family of the
Hovakimyans from the Ararat province, the second are the Grigoryans
from the NKR and the first ones are the Alexanyans from Shirak
province. In the second age group the third place was taken by the
Sahakyans' family, the second are the Poghosyans and the first are the
Santrosyans' all from Yerevan. Serzh Sargsyan handed them all diplomas
and 300, 400 and 500 thousands of AMD correspondingly.
Serzh Sargsyan congratulated the winning families and wished them to
always be healthy, active, flexible and strong. `Of course I
congratulate all the participants, and I have an impression that
everyone seems her/his family won and it is a very good atmosphere. I
wish every year the number of athletic families increase and in the
near future we will speak not of hundreds but thousands families as in
the healthy environment always healthy ideas born and we need it a
lot,' the president noted. He wished all the families success.
Arthur Petrosyan welcomed the participants, noting that during the
recent period Armenia pays great attention to the development of
sport, a number of sports events are being organized promoting the
healthy livelihood. He said a number of sport institutions are being
renovated, a number of sports achievements are obvious.
The number of participant families increase from year to year. He says
it shows that sport has become an important element of the public
life. He assured that the ministry will do everything to develop
sports in Armenia.
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS: The final round of the 7th republican
contest - `Best Athletic Family' took place today in Tsakhkadzor.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister
Arthur Petrosyan, governors and other guests came to watch the final.
The contest was conducted in two rounds. During the first one which
was conducted June 1-20 in different provinces of Armenia, Yerevan and
Artsakh 374 families participated against the 171 of the past year. In
the second - final round 72 families took part. This year's
peculiarity of the contest was that it was conducted in two age-groups
- in the first group the children were 6-9 years old, in the second
one 10-13-year old.
The third place in the first age group took the family of the
Hovakimyans from the Ararat province, the second are the Grigoryans
from the NKR and the first ones are the Alexanyans from Shirak
province. In the second age group the third place was taken by the
Sahakyans' family, the second are the Poghosyans and the first are the
Santrosyans' all from Yerevan. Serzh Sargsyan handed them all diplomas
and 300, 400 and 500 thousands of AMD correspondingly.
Serzh Sargsyan congratulated the winning families and wished them to
always be healthy, active, flexible and strong. `Of course I
congratulate all the participants, and I have an impression that
everyone seems her/his family won and it is a very good atmosphere. I
wish every year the number of athletic families increase and in the
near future we will speak not of hundreds but thousands families as in
the healthy environment always healthy ideas born and we need it a
lot,' the president noted. He wished all the families success.
Arthur Petrosyan welcomed the participants, noting that during the
recent period Armenia pays great attention to the development of
sport, a number of sports events are being organized promoting the
healthy livelihood. He said a number of sport institutions are being
renovated, a number of sports achievements are obvious.
The number of participant families increase from year to year. He says
it shows that sport has become an important element of the public
life. He assured that the ministry will do everything to develop
sports in Armenia.
From: A. Papazian