FOURTH PAN-ARMENIAN GAMES TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 18-26

arminfo
2007-08-17 09:57:00

A total of 2500 sportsmen from 94 cities of the world will take part
in the Fourth Pan-Armenian Games, which will start on August 18,
Vardan Oskanyan, Armenian Foreign Minister and Chairman of the World
Committee of the Pan-Armenian Games, told journalists, Thursday.

Sportsmen from 67 cities of the world participated in the previous
Pan-Armenian Games. A festive parade will be held during the opening
and closing ceremonies of the games. The Committee has chosen the
Olympic bear as the symbol of the parade. The teams of the cities,
which are to compete, were chosen during the drawing procedure at the
Committee’s session, Thursday. The design of the operating personnel
was worked out by Hakob Kirmizyan. Designer Vard Alexanyan prepared
special medals and cups for the winners of the Pan-Armenian Games.