ARMENIAN OLYMPIANS IN 37th PLACE BY NUMBER OF MEDALS WON<br />


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.
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