ARMENIA TO TAKE PART IN BLACK SEA COUNTRIES FIRST SPORTS GAMES
Noyan Tapan
Feb 08 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Representatives of Armenia will
also take part in the Black Sea countries first sports youth games to
be held on July 2-8 in the Turkish city of Trapison. As Noyan Tapan
correspondent was imformed by Yuri Alexanian, Spokesperson of RA
Sports Committee, 6 Armenian sportsmen will take part in free-style
wrestling competitions, 6 in Greco-Roman wrestling competitions,
3 boys and 1 girl in taekwondo competitions, 4 girls and 1 boy
in athletics competitions, the team of 16-17-year-old players in
football tournament. In addition to the above mentioned kinds of
sports, shooting, art gymnastics, volleyball (girls), basketball
(boys) and swimming are also included in the games’ program. Besides
Armenia, sportsmen from Albania, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and Turkey will
take part in the games. Second Black Sea countries’ youth sports
games will be held in three years, in 2010. Starting third games,
the event will take place by the olympic cycle, once in four years.