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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-08-22
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[01] PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS - CYPRIOT ATHLETES
[01] PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS - CYPRIOT ATHLETES
President Demetris Christofias has congratulated two Cypriot athletes,
who have excelled in the World Athletics Championships, currently
underway in Berlin. Kyriakos Ioannou won on Friday the silver medal, in
the men`s high jump in the World Athletics Championships. Eleni
Artymata finished in 8th place in the womens 200 metres.
According to an official statement issued on Saturday, President
Christofias said that he warmly congratulates our champion Kyriakos
Ioannou on his great success to have won the silver medal in the men`s
high jump in the World Athletics Championships. In the same statement,
President Christofias congratulated Cypriot athlete Eleni Artymata who
succeeded in reaching the women`s 200 meters final, becoming the 8th
best athlete in the World in her field.
He also congratulated Cypriot World Champion George Achilleos, who won
the silver medal in skeet, in the 2009 ISSF Shotgun World Championships
in Maribor, Slovenia. I warmly congratulate the coaches and everyone
who has contributed to the success of our athletes. These successes
promote Cyprus internationally, making us proud and showing the great
potential the Cypriot people have, said the President.
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