Mher Ghandilyan named Russia's deputy sports minister

Russian-Armenian Mher Ghandilyan has been appointed deputy sports minister of Russia, according to a government order dated June 25.

In May, Mikhail Degtyarev, a former governor of Russia’s far eastern Khabarovsk region, was installed as minister of sports, replacing Oleg Matytsin.

Ghandilyan, 31, formerly served as deputy governor of Khabarovsk.