FIRST BOWLING TOURNAMENT OF ARKA NEWS AGENCY HELD MAY 1 IN AGENCY’S 11TH ANNIVERSARY

Arka News Agency, Armenia
May 2 2007

YEREVAN, May 2. /ARKA/. The first bowling tournament of ARKA News
Agency was held on May 11 in the 11th anniversary of the agency.

The finalists were ARKA Director Constantine Petrosov, photojournalist
Samvel Sepechyan, reporter David Stepanyan, and issuing editor Anna
Hovakimyan.

David Stepanyan became the winner in the tense contest. Constantine
Petrosov occupied the second plance, Samvel Sepechyan the third place,
and the honorary fourth place belonged to Anna Hovakimyan.

The three of winners were awarded gifts.

The bowling center administration gave Anna Hovakimyan a Teddy bear,
and the ARKA administration gave her a special prize as the only
female final tournament participant.

Special awards were given to reporter Sati Sargsyan for the best
result among female participants, and to Marina Virapyan for the
original playing manner.

ARKA News Agency started its professional activity 11 years ago with
publication of a financial economic bulletin. To date, the agency
is one of the lead providers of financial economic and analytical
information.

ARKA Editor-in-chief Galina Davidyan, the agency has written its page
in the Armenian news journalism, and will keep working productively.

In the time to come, ARKA will update its website. It will be more
modernized and contain more information.

Also new information products are being prepared. They will come out
in accordance with the agency’s development concept.