Families from Kotayk, Ararat and Yerevan Armenian win competitions "Best sporting family"

TSAGHKADZOR, July 27. /ARKA/. In the sixth annual national competition "Best sporting family" the first, second and third places were, respectively, of the Egyanov family from Kotayk region, Sahakyans from Ararat and Santrosyanovs from Yerevan.

36 families attended the finals from 10 different regions of Armenia, Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabakh. The awards took place on Saturday at the sport-based city-resort Tsaghkadzor in the presence of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

"The event is in two phases, the regional part was held on June 1-14, and the final part, where there were families from the first three places, was on July 23-25”, Deputy Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs of Armenia Khachik Asryan, told reporters, stressing that if in the 2004 competition, a total of 54 families were involved, then in 2009 - 171 families were present.

According to him, for the last three days in Tsakhkadzor, the families competed in the tug, played a relay race at 60 meters, relay race at 300 meters, long jumps, power exercises and throwing a tennis ball.

Asryan reported that the family who wins the first place in the finals receives 500 thousand AMD, the second place - 400 thousand AMD, and the third place - 300 thousand AMD, and a certificate signed by the president of Armenia.

Also, those who won certain types of competitions in the finals, receive 100 thousand AMD.

The deputy minister informed that during the first phase of the competition the family that won the first place has received 210 thousand AMD, the second place - 190 thousand AMD, and the third place - 160 AMD, as well as certificates. At the same time, each family, who won the first place in any kind of competition in the first stage, received 50 thousand AMD.

Of the six types in the finals, the Egyanovs from Kotayk became the first in throwing a tennis ball and the 300-meter relay race. The first one in the 60-meter relay race game was the family of Lori Khachatryan. In the power modes, the first place prize was taken home by Santrosyanovs from Yerevan, in the tug the Melkonyanovs of Kotayk were the leaders.

At the same time, the best results in the jump in length were shown by the Abroyanov family of Ararat. The youngest competitor - Narek Mkrtchyan from Armavir, was awarded 100 thousand AMD by the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia Gagik Tsarukyan, according to the tradition. All 36 families participating in the finals of competitions received sports costumes from the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
Asryan reported that the general fund of the competition was 17 million AMD, of which the prize fund was 12 million 680 thousand AMD.

"The Armenian President’s “Best Sporting Family” competitions are being held for six consecutive years;-one of its main tasks is to hold a healthy lifestyle in the Armenian families. I am confident that next year we will have an even greater increase in the activity of the competition ", Asryan summarized ($ 1-366, 03 AMD).-0-