Armenian National Olympic Committee and its president Gagik Tsarukyan highly appraise the athletes who showed impressive results. On march 3rd upon the order of Ra minister of Sports and Youth affairs Armen Grigoryan, 13 representatives of 5 sports (weightlifting, boxing, athletics, ushu-karate and sambo) were given a title of RA professionals in international sports.

The president of ANOC Gagik Tsarukyan honored the athletes with certificates and badges and congratulated them. From  now on Sergey Sevyan (Ushu), Sasun Hayrapetyan (Ushu), Arsen Sargsyan (long jump), Lilit Poghosyan (Sambo), Vachik Vardanyan (Sambo), Janna Vardanyan (Sambo), Emin Aslanyan (Sambo), Ruben Aleksanyan (Weightlifting), Arakel Mirzoyan (Weightlifting), Aram Andrikyan (Weightlifting), Ara Khachatryan (Weightlifting), Eduard Hambartsumyan (Boxing) and Tsolak Anannikyan (Boxing) have a rank of  professionals in international sports.