High skill backed up by steel character. Lukashenko congratulates weightlifter Tikhontsov on bronze at Olympics

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated member of the Belarusian national weightlifting team Yevgeny Tikhontsov on winning a bronze medal at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games. This is reported by BelTA with reference to the press service of the head of state.

"Thousands of fans were waiting for this success and believed in you. In the fight against the strongest athletes of the world, you demonstrated high skill, backed by steely character, and climbed the Olympic podium," the congratulatory message reads.

The head of state expressed confidence that the worthy performance of Belarusian weightlifters in Olympic Paris will serve as a good incentive for coaches who work fruitfully at all stages of sports training. Alexander Lukashenko wished Yevgeny Tikhontsov good health, peace, prosperity and new great victories for the glory of Belarus.