MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – Olympic heroes are the pride and the biggest asset of the Belarusian people, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said as he welcomed the Belarusian athletes who returned triumphant from the Sochi 2014 Olympics, BelTA has learnt.
The President underlined that Belarus earned international recognition due to the winners and medalists of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. “Millions of people, millions of Belarusians held their breath watching them at the Olympics. Those were unforgettable moments of patriotic uplift and unity of the nation. The Olympic heroes are the pride and precious asset of any nation, including ours,” the President said.
“The medals, five of which are gold, are an outstanding achievement. Belarus has never seen anything like that before,” the head of state said. Our country was in the top ten in the medal tally, leaving behind many traditional favorites. “This made the entire world speak about Belarus, made a huge contribution to the improvement of the country’s image and prestige as a sports nation, a sports power,” Alexander Lukashenko said.
The President emphasized that this success came from many years of hard work. The country once made sport one of the major priorities of its social policy recognizing it as a great way to improve health and morale of the nation.
Written by belta.by
