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PRESS RELEASE

Friday, June 2, 2006

BEIRUT AGBU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM TOPS ARAB CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The unstoppable AGBU Armenian Youth Association (AYA) Antranik Beirut
Women’s Basketball team rose to the top of the Arab Champion League
tonight in Dubai after defeating the Syrian national champion team “Al
Wahda.” The victory holds particular sentiment as AGBU is celebrating
both its Centennial and the 75th Anniversary of AYA this year.

Playing a series of games with Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait and
Syria, the final buzzer signaled yet another winning moment for AGBU’s
female basketball stars from Lebanon. With the Antranik team leading
after every quarter, and by at least a 10-point margin after the first
quarter, the final result was 76 – 59.

Upon their arrival home to Beirut on June 2, the athletes were greeted
at the airport with an official reception led by Lebanon’s Youth &
Sports Minister, Ahmed Fatfat, and joined by the Chairs and members of
the Lebanese Olympic Committee and Basketball Federation. AGBU Lebanon
District Chairman Avedis Demirdjian, along with Chapter and AYA
committee members and supporters, also attended the victorious
celebration.

This is not the first major championship for the Beirut AYA Antranik
team this year. In March 2006, the basketball athletes participated in
another arduous tournament to win the Lebanese National Women’s
Championships for the fourth consecutive year.

Since 1931, the AGBU Armenian Youth Association (AYA) has been
bringing together thousands of Armenian youth around the world through
athletics, scouting and other youth programs. For more information on
AGBU AYA and youth endeavors, please visit or email
youth@agbu.org.