02:54  ,  August 20, 2016

Rio 2016: Armenia Olympians joyously welcomed at Yerevan airport (PHOTOS)

By Lusine Shahbazyan

YEREVAN. – The majority of Team Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics that are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, returned home on Friday night.

Weightlifters, boxers, swimmers, track and field athletes, and gymnasts were among the returnees.
The parents, relatives, and friends of the Armenian Olympians had come to Zvartnots International Airport, in capital city Yerevan, to welcome them. 

Armenia’s four medalists at Rio 2016, however, are still in Brazil.

The wrestling coaching staff and the other participants also have not yet returned to Armenia.

Photo by Khoren Grigoryan

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