SPORTSMEN AND COACHES UNHAPPY ABOUT SCANT FUNDING

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“If we want to win medals in Beijing, our sportsmen should be given scholarship of at least 1,000 USD”, heavy athletics coach Vahan Bichakhchyan said Thursday at a news conference. “What can I do with my 50-dollar salary?”

Journalists asked what sum is needed to reach success in Olympic Games. “The more we would have the better we could perform. Three times more than we have now”, National Olympic Committee vice-president Michael Ispiryan said and added that 350 million drams were targeted last year for Olympic sportsmen.