YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Norayr Bakhtamian (Yerevan) was recognized the 7th with 557 points in 50 meters territory (with a pistol) and the 8th with 578 points in 10 meters in the final of the World Cup Tournament of Bullet Shooting, which has finished lately in Bangkok. As Seyran Nikoghosian, the coach of the Armenian national team, said in his interview to Noyan Tapan correspondent, his pupil was not able to fully show his abilities due to the fact that his spine disease has grew acute, he gained at least 10 points less in that kind of sport, and therefore, was not included in the first three. The coach said that before that N. Bakhtamian had gained the right to take part in Beijing-2008 and had received the title of Europe vice-champion. However, according to S. Nikoghosian, N. Bakhtamian did not undergo a rehabilitation course before the world cup tournament. "If he undergoes a full treatment, I am convinced that he will return from Beijing Olympiad with a prize," the Armenian national team's coach said.

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