YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Sports Committee of the Russian Federation submitted a bid for purchase of a large batch of Armenian natural food supplement "Apricotabs" made of apricots. Khachik Gevorgian, director general of the supplement-producing Hagenas company, told NT correspondent that "Apricotabs" is envisaged for members of Russian national sport teams. According to him, during tests on sportsmen by the Russian office of Med and Life company (US) "Apricotabs" helped remove fatigue so efficiently that it was decided to check if there are any dopes in this supplement. However, the Russian anti-dope center did not find any banned substances in the supplement. Kh. Gevorgian said that "Apricotabs" is made of apricots only, and every tab is equivalent to eight fresh apricots. The director of Hagenas company noted that tests on "Apricotabs" were completed in Georgia and the national olympic committee of this country is going to buy the supplement for Georgian sportsmen. The US Federal Drug Administration has already allowed to sell "Apricotabs" in the US.

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