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Head and administrative staff of Armenian delegation leave for Rio

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On July 23th the head of the Armenian delegation, Derenik Gabrielyan left for the Olympic capital by Yerevan-Doha-Rio de Janeiro flight, informs press service of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia. Derenik Gabrielyan takes the lead of the Armenian delegation for the fifth time. The administrative staff of the Olympics, Angela Mirzoyan and Gohar Hovhannisyan, will help Derenik Gabrielyan in Rio. “It’s not so easy being the head of the delegation. Now after reaching the competition place we have to arrange many issues from safety to food, transport and other household details,” Gabrielyan told ANOC website. To remind, the official opening ceremony of the Olympics will take place on August 5. From August 5 to 21 within 17 days 10.500 athletes from 205 countries of the world will compete for a collection of 306 medals.