Kyrgyz Sportsmen Arrived in Beijing
First Kyrgyzstan delegation arrived in Beijing (China) last night, press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
The Kyrgyz swimming champions Yury Zakharov and Vasily Danilov are among the first delegates. The swimmers are going to try luck in the 200/400m complex style and 50m freestyle.
Members of the Beijing Olympics Organizational Committee met Kyrgyz athletes at the airport.
The Kyrgyz National Olympic Committee entitled Talant Janagulov a member of Sambo and Judo sport federations to hold a national flag of Kyrgyzstan during the opening Olympic ceremony in Beijing, China.
Janagulov is a 2007 champion of the XX International Sambo tournament (+100kg weight category). He has also won the third place at the Kazakh President’s Cup Sambo Championship, the second at the Asian sport and combat sambo in Tashkent.
