ARMENIAN OLYMPIANS IN 37th PLACE BY NUMBER OF MEDALS WON
25-08-2008 18:00:00 | | Sport
BEIJING, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The ceremony of closing
the 29th Summer Olympic Games took in Beijing on August 24.
Sportsmen of 88 out of the 204 countries - participants in the
Olympic Games have won medals. China is in 1st place (51 gold,
21 silver, 28 bronze medals), followed by the teams of the US
(36+38+36) and Russia (23+21+28).
Armenian sportsmen have won 6 bronze medals and took 37th
place, Azerbaijan is in 29th place (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze
medals), while Georgia is in 32nd place (3 gold and 3 bronze
medals).
A celebration in honor of Armenian Olympians will be held
in Yerevan's Republic Square on August 26. The event starts on 6
pm.