KZT 10 mln certificate presented to bronze medal winner of Rio Olympics Karina Goricheva

TALDYKORGAN. KAZINFORM - A ceremony on welcoming Olympic athletes returning from Rio de Janeiro was held in Taldykorgan today.

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First Deputy Governor of the region Lyazzat Turlashev congratulated the Olympic athletes on their achievements and emphasized a contribution of the athletes to promotion of sport in the country.

"The entire country was supporting and rooting for you. You justified our hopes, and I congratulate you on it as well," L. Turlashev said.

At the ceremony, he presented a KZT 10 mln certificate to Olympic bronze medal winner Karina Goricheva and a 5 mln certificate to Margarita Yelisseyeva, who finished 3th at the Olympic Games.