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National Olympic Committee of Georgia expressed a protest to the organizers of the Olympics Games in London, because they had published dossiers of the athletes on their site with mentioning the birthplace of the Russian national team member Besik Kudukhov as South Ossetia, the birthplace of another Russian athlete, Dennis Tsargush - Gudauta and next to the words of South Ossetia and Gudauta in parentheses is added "Russia."
NOC of Georgia is demanding the "immediate revision of the two athletes’ biographies with correction in their birthplace column as Georgia."
In South Ossetia this statement of Georgia has caused, at least, perplexity. The representatives of South Ossetian and Russian experts have commented on the statement of the Georgian NOC to IA "Res".

President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has received representatives of Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network", which have arrived in the Republic on a working visit. The meeting was also attended by Chairman of the State Committee of Information, Communications and Mass Media Inal Tibilov.
In the course of the meeting were discussed prospects of development of digital television broadcasting in the country and issues of further systematic work on its implementation.

A boxer from Tskhinval Atsamaz Dzigoev is taking part in the Championship of Russia, which has started today in Novosibirsk.

South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev won the match with the champion of Croatia and the Adriatic Sea countries, the 28-year-old Croatian boxer Lubomir Lyubobich.
This has been said IA "Res" by the coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov.

South Ossetia has sent humanitarian aid to residents of Krymsk, affected by the flood.
Thishas been said IA "Res" by State Councilor of President of South Ossetia on state and international protocol Janna Zasseeva.
She said the humanitarian aid consisted of blankets and bedclothes.

The governmental delegation of South Ossetia will pay a visit to the Russian Federation to participate in the working sessions on issues of further cooperation between the countries in the field of socio-economic development.
This has been reported to IA "Res" by a press secretary of the President of South Ossetia Gana Yanovskaya.

South Ossetian professional boxer Murat Gassiev will hold today his rating battle in Montenegro. This has been reported to IA "Res" by a coach of the athlete Vitaly Slanov.
"Our sportsman will meet in a six-round battle with the 28 year old Croatian boxer Lubomir Lyubobich. Lyubobich – is a champion of Croatia and the Adriatic Sea among professionals. To date, he held 14 fights. In 12 matches he scored a victory, and one of his fights ended with a draw,"- said Slanov.

A football match between teams of South Ossetia and Kosovo will take place in Tskhinval. A friendly mini-football match between the Serbian football team from Kosovo and a team of South Ossetia is scheduled to be held in Tskhinval.

A native of South Ossetia Johnny Gazzaev will participate in the Fifth Open All-Russian Youth Games in martial arts. According to the athlete, the tournament will be held September, 9-19, 2012 in the city of Anapa.
"All-Russian Youth Games in Martial Arts – is the largest youth sports event in Russia. The strongest athletes from all cities and regions of the Russian Federation will take part in it", - said Gazzaev.

South Ossetian fighters Ruslan Kumaritov, Azamat Pliev and Azamat Valiev had intensive training at the team practice session in Kabardino-Balkaria.
This has been said IA "Res" by a coach of the athletes Murat Kokoev.