BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/06/2006

Belarusian President Slams Coaches For Poor Showing Of Winter Olypmics Team

Alyaksandr Lukashenka on June 6 blamed coaches for the poor showing of the Belarusian national team at the Winter Olympics in Turin earlier this year, Belarusian Television reported. Belarus won just one bronze medal in Turin. "The nation needs victories, the nation needs medals in order to feel as a nation," Lukashenka said at a meeting of the National Olympic Committee, over which he presides. "If there are no results, there will be no jobs for you -- you'll have to look for other jobs. What we do for the development and promotion of sports in Belarus is not done in any other country," the Belarusian president added. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/3-cee.asp