SAMBO ISN’T PROMOTED IN ARMENIA – FEDERATION HEAD
February 6, 2013 – 19:32 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian sambo federation president slammed the
measures taken to promote the sport discipline in the country.
As Levon Hayrapetyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian sambo
wrestlers won 38 medals in 2012, with 32 of them secured in European
and world championships and 6 in world cup.
“The athletes are not even congratulated on their victories. Though
sambo is not an Olympic sport, Olympic sports don’t meet public
expectations,” he said, adding that sambo helps raise healthy
generation.
“Last year we received AMD18 mln funding. Despite this, our wrestlers
continue successful participation in championships,” the federation
head said.
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