In Rio de Janeiro President met with the athletes representing Armenia at the 31st Olympic Games

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in the Federal Republic of Brazil on a working visit, accompanied by the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukian on August 13 at the Olympic village of Rio de Janeiro met with the athletes representing Armenia at the 31st Olympic Games.

The President of Armenia expressed confidence that the Armenian sportsmen will have achievements and reminded that these achievements make our nation more recognizable. Serzh Sargsyan stressed that the Armenian sportsmen will compete with other national teams which represent bigger nations and in their own countries have thousands of athletes thus, considering this fact, achievements of the Armenian sportsmen become more valuable.

“Your fans are plenty but your first fans, your supporters are the citizens of Armenia, your coaches, and the Olympic Committee. You know better than me that there is no need to worry. Sport is always about success and failures; the important thing is that you are able to fully show your potential. Recently, the number of prizes has grown. I would like to repeat that the most important thing for you is to fully demonstrate your potential,” said President Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting.