Mykola Prysyazhniuk congratulates Olympic sportsmen on the start of competitions
One third
of the Olympic sportsmen who will compete for Ukraine at the Winter Olympic
Games in Sochi are trained by the all-Ukrainian physical and sports association
Kolos (spike) of the agrarian complex of Ukraine. They
will compete in the following sports: biathlon, tobogganing, freestyle and ski
races. And targeting to develop Kolos club network
and the sports movement in the rural area UAH 9.2 million will be allotted from
the state budget this year. The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhniuk informed.
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“We are
proud that one third of the Olympic sportsmen who are to compete for Ukraine during
the Winter Olympiad in Sochi are the sportsmen trained in our Kolos. They will represent our country in the following
kinds of sports: biathlon, tobogganing, freestyle and ski races. We express
our support to them and believe that Kolos representatives
will definitely obtain victory not once,” the Minister stressed. The head
of the department reminded that during the Summer Olympiad in London 5
sportsmen from Kolos had climbed the winning
pedestal. “We hope
that this year in Sochi the anthem of Ukraine will be heard not once to honour trainees of the Kolos
sports clubs. And millions of young people who live in villages will follow
their example. Hence, aiming to ensure future development of the sports
movement in rural areas the state budget for 2014 contains UAH 9.2 million
directed to support the Kolos sports bases and
holding of sports events among the rural population,” Mykola Prysyazhniuk noted. |