Interfax-Ukraine
10:04 10.02.2014

Vita Semerenko to get three-room apartment and $55,000 bonus - sports minister

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Ukrainian biathlete Vita Semerenko, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Olympic Games, will receive a three-room apartment in the city of Sumy and a $55,000 bonus, Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Ravil Safiullin has said.

"We talked about bonuses when we were seeing off the team. I can say that today [Ukrainian President] Viktor Yanukovych congratulated Viktoria on winning the medal. Vita Semerenko will get a three-room apartment in Sumy, as well as a $55,000 bonus," he told the XSport television channel on Sunday.

As reported, Vita Semerenko took the bronze in the 7.5 km sprint at the Sochi Olympics on Sunday.

The 28-year-old athlete lives in Sumy.

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