Premier confident about sportsmen to carry Moldova's flag with dignity in Baku

09:27 | 05.06.2015 Category: Official

Chisinau, 5 June /MOLDPRES/ - Prime Minister Chiril Gaburici was presented Moldova’s Olympic team and official equipment for the European Games on 4 June. The event is due in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 12-18 June, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

„I am confident that you will carry Moldova’s flag with dignity and honour in Baku. I wish you every success, to be a strong team and to come back home with good results,” Gaburici said.

At the first issue of European Games, Moldova will be represented by 90 sportsmen. They will take part in 12 sports: swimming, athletics, canoeing, box, fighting, sambo, shooting, archery, taekwondo, fencing, cycling and judo.

The National Olympic Committee also presented the official equipment of the Moldovan delegation: two hundred sets of suits made in Spain.

The government will give bonuses to sportsmen awarded during the European Games in Baku. The cabinet took a decision in this respect on 3 June. The bonus for the golden medal will be of 200,000 lei, for the silver one – 160,000 lei and for the bronze one – 120,000 lei.

(Editor L. Alcaza)

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