VLADIMIR GRIGORYAN: I WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED IN SKIING
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2010 20:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ National Wheelchair Sports Federation of Armenia
held Alpine skiing championship among physically challenged skiers
on March 3 in Tsakhkadzor. 13 skiers took part in the giant slalom
(distance 1200 m) in the championships.
Vladimir Grigoryan and Gevorg Shahverdyan became winners among
participants with visual impairments, and with limited mobility
respectively.
As Vladimir Grigoryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, "I did not
expect to become a winner since all my opponents were strong. I think
I will continue to be engaged in skiing, " Grigoryan said.
A nine-year-old Robert Hovhannisyan was the youngest participant of
the championship. He came the second among the skiers with limited
mobility.
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