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MEDVEDEV CONGRATULATES OLYMPIC JUDO GOLD MEDAL WINNER GALSTYAN
ITAR-TASS
July 28 2012
Russia
LONDON, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -~W Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
has congratulated Arsen Galstyan, the first Russian gold medal winner
at the Olympic Games in London.
"We have the first gold. Judo. Arsen Galstyan. Well done," the premier
wrote on Twitter.
Galstyan won the first gold medal for the Russian team on the first
day of the Olympics in the 60kg judo competition, beating Hiroaki
Hiraoka (Japan) in the final.
The Head of the Republic of Adygeya, Aslan Tkhakushinov, also
congratulated Galstyan, who started his sport career in the republic.
It is worth mentioning that in the summer of 2000 in Sydney shooter
Sergei Alifirenko from Adygeya won the first Olympic gold for the
Russian team. The two sportsmen were born in Armenia and achieved
their Olympic victories after training in Adygeya and the Krasnodar
Territory.
ITAR-TASS
July 28 2012
Russia
LONDON, July 28 (Itar-Tass) -~W Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
has congratulated Arsen Galstyan, the first Russian gold medal winner
at the Olympic Games in London.
"We have the first gold. Judo. Arsen Galstyan. Well done," the premier
wrote on Twitter.
Galstyan won the first gold medal for the Russian team on the first
day of the Olympics in the 60kg judo competition, beating Hiroaki
Hiraoka (Japan) in the final.
The Head of the Republic of Adygeya, Aslan Tkhakushinov, also
congratulated Galstyan, who started his sport career in the republic.
It is worth mentioning that in the summer of 2000 in Sydney shooter
Sergei Alifirenko from Adygeya won the first Olympic gold for the
Russian team. The two sportsmen were born in Armenia and achieved
their Olympic victories after training in Adygeya and the Krasnodar
Territory.