YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. An event was organized at Alexander Spendiarian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet on December 4 to do honor to Beijing Olympic Games prize-winners and World Chess Olympiad champions, their personal and national teams' coaches. Chairman of Armenian National Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukian greeted those present. RA President Serzh Sargsyan was invited to the stage at G. Tsarukian's request. They awarded 24 leading sportsmen and coaches monetary prizes instituted by the RA government and cars of various marks. A film was shown presenting the work done in the sports sphere at the past Olympic four-year stage. Cultural ensembles performed.

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