Alexander Lukashenko: Performance at the Games in Rio — failure!

Alexander Lukashenko who was re-elected today for the sixth term of the president of NOC Belarus, in the performance at the Olympic meeting called failure performance of the Belarusian national team at 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, the press service of the president reports .

— as a whole team performance — failure! the 40th place in medal offset. Unless it corresponds to our investments in sports and to attention of the state to this sphere? — the president noted. — There is nothing to look for justifications: to expostulate on climate, the Brazilian disorganization and prejudiced refereeing. After all all understood that 2016 Summer Olympics — not tourist walk. It is the most difficult examination.

the Head of state reminded that literally on the eve of departure for the Olympic Games the meeting was held, gathered the team, the best experts.
— Then from one of them that something does not suffice for successful speech of athletes. In this Olympic cycle you received everything from the state that asked. And on financing, opportunity to prepare on the best bases, according to the solution of any, I emphasize, any questions. Knowing my relation to the sports, any ministry, department, the medical institution, any organization could not refuse your request, — Alexander Lukashenko told .

It noted that everything suits all, but only not fans.

— And after all not far off the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. And with what we there will go? — the president asked. we Will remind br to br that at the Games to 2016 Summer Olympics the Belarusian athletes won nine medals: one gold, four silver and four bronze.
Gold Belarus were brought by a batutist Goncharov Wladyslaw . Silver was won the thrower of a hammer Tikhon Yvan , outlaws Maria Mamoshuk , by weight-lifters Streltsov Vadim and Naumova Darya . Bronze medals fighters put Khudenko Olga and Saidov Ibrahim , and also the four of kayakers Litvinchuk Marina the swimmer Gerasimenya Alexandra , Olga Hudenko , Makhneva Margaret and Lepeshko Nadezhda .

Nine medals — the worst result in the history of the Belarusian team at the summer Olympic Games. the Winner of medal offset in the sixth time in a row. Belarus — on the 40th place. By quantity of medals without their value the team of United States of America also took priority. Belarus in this rating the 30th.
Alexander Lukashenko also added br, as the ice-hockey team Belarus, not broken through on two Olympic Games in succession, powerlessly failed.
— It, unfortunately, shows to br the general condition of this sport in our country. I was simply compelled to make serious personnel decisions — Alexander Lukashenko emphasized. we Will remind br to br that after ChM-2017 where the Belarusian hockey players took the 13th place, national federation of hockey a place Rachkovsky Igor Semyon Shapiro headed Shapiro Semen