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SPORTS SPHERE IN ARMENIA INCOMPLETE, MINISTER SAYS
tert.am
26.09.12
Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Hrachya Rostomyan said he does not
think Armenia has failed at 2012 London Olympics.
"As compared with the previous games, Armenia has improved its
performance shifting to 60th place from 82d. Though I do agree that
we had more expectations," the minister said at the National Assembly
budget discussions.
In response to Republican party MP Arthur Gevorgyan's question,
Rostomyan said he has personally voiced that the system is imperfect.
As to Olympiads and other sport events, the minister said the Armenian
sportsmen are participating in them only by 16.5 percent of their
possibilities and the results are naturally the same.
MP Gevorgyan said if a new concept is not worked out the failure will
be registered in four years as well. "The partial success of the boys
does not mean we have successfully performed. We should take into
consideration that academic sport has stopped developing in Armenia,"
he said.
The minister also confessed that the financial means of sport
federations are not enough. For instance the 110 million drams
allocated to the Boxing Federation is enough only for few trainings,
few official tournaments and that's all.
The minister also expressed opinion that the chairmen of federations
must not necessarily be specialists of sphere, they can be good
managers, like in case of Wrestling Federation.
tert.am
26.09.12
Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Hrachya Rostomyan said he does not
think Armenia has failed at 2012 London Olympics.
"As compared with the previous games, Armenia has improved its
performance shifting to 60th place from 82d. Though I do agree that
we had more expectations," the minister said at the National Assembly
budget discussions.
In response to Republican party MP Arthur Gevorgyan's question,
Rostomyan said he has personally voiced that the system is imperfect.
As to Olympiads and other sport events, the minister said the Armenian
sportsmen are participating in them only by 16.5 percent of their
possibilities and the results are naturally the same.
MP Gevorgyan said if a new concept is not worked out the failure will
be registered in four years as well. "The partial success of the boys
does not mean we have successfully performed. We should take into
consideration that academic sport has stopped developing in Armenia,"
he said.
The minister also confessed that the financial means of sport
federations are not enough. For instance the 110 million drams
allocated to the Boxing Federation is enough only for few trainings,
few official tournaments and that's all.
The minister also expressed opinion that the chairmen of federations
must not necessarily be specialists of sphere, they can be good
managers, like in case of Wrestling Federation.