MINSK, 4 January (BelTA) – One hundred three athletes from Belarus have booked tickets to the Olympic Games in London so far, BelTA learnt from the press service of the National Olympic Committee. Belarusians have booked Olympic berths in 18 sports. Boxing (1) – Sergei Korneyev (91kg); Freestyle wrestling (3) - Ruslan Sheikhov (96kg), Alexei Shemarov (120kg); Vasilisa Marzalyuk (up to 72kg); Greco-Roman wrestling (3) - Elbek Tozhiyev (55kg), Alim Selimov (84kg), Timofei Deynichenko (96kg); Cycling (4) (Eurotour rating) - 3 athletes in the group race; 1 athlete in individual time trial; Rhythmic gymnastics (8) - Lyubov Cherkashina, Melita Stanyuta (individual exercises), 6 athletes for team events; Trampoline (1) – Tatyana Petrenya; Table tennis (2) - Vladimir Samsonov, Victoria Pavlovich Shooting (6) - Sergei Martynov (air rifle prone), Victoria Chaika, Konstantin Lukashyk (air pistol), Andrei Kazak (pistol), Yury Shcherbatsevich (pistol, rifle three positions), Vitaly Bubnovich (pistol, rifle three positions), Trap-shooting (1) – Andrei Kovalenko; Archery (1) - Yekaterina Timofeyeva Athletics (23): Stepan Rogovtsov, Anastasia Starovoitova, Marina Domantsevich, Olga Salevich (marathon), Denis Simanovich (20km walk), Andrei Mikhnevich, Pavel Lyzhin (shot putting), Pavel Kryvitsky, Yury Shajunov, Valery Svyatokho (hammer throwing), Maria Arzamasova, Ilona Usovich (800m), Svetlana Usovich (400m, 800m), Anis Ananenka (800m), Alina Talai (100m hurdles), Veronika Shutkova, Anastasia Mironchik-Ivanova (long jump), Anastasia Shvedova (pole vault), Natalia Vyatkina (triple jump), Natalia Mikhnevich, Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Yanina Provalinskaya-Korolchik (shot putting), Yelena Matoshko (hammer throwing) Swimming (6): Aleksandra Herasimenia (50m and 100m freestyle) and Sviatlana Khakhlova (50m freestyle), women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team Sailing (1) – Tatyana Drozdovskaya; Football: Men’s U-23 team (the roster may include three players older than 23) Modern pentathlon (1) – Dmitry Melyakh Weightlifting (8) - men's team (4 athletes), women's team (4); Kayak and canoeing (11): Oleg Yurenev (K1 1000m), Alexander Zhukovsky (C1 1000 m), Alexander and Andrei Bogdanovichs (C2 1,000m), women's K4 500m (Irina Pomelova, Nadezhda Popok, Olga Khudenko and Marina Poltoran), Dmitry Voytishkin (C1 200m), Roman Petrushenko and Vadim Makhnev (C2 200m). Rowing (5) – Yekaterina Karsten (single scull), men's fours (Alexander Kozubovsky, Stanislav Shcherbachenya, Denis Migal, Vadim Lyalin). The upcoming Olympic qualification events include: International artistic gymnastics qualification event, London, 10-18 January. International trampoline qualification event, London, 10-18 January. European Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, Russia, 27-29 January. The 30th Summer Olympic Games will be held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Belarusian athletes are expected to win 25 Olympic medals, five of them being gold medals. Prize money for winning an Olympic medal has been increased: $150,000 for gold, $75,000 for silver, $50,000 for a bronze medal. In addition, about 500 Belarusian athletes have qualified for the presidential scholarships. БЕЛТА
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