EURO-ARMENIAN GAMES 2008 TOURNAMENT HELD IN VIENNA

Noyan Tapan
March 27, 2008

VIENNA, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Euro-Armenian
Games 2008 Tournament was held in Vienna on March 21-24 with the
efforts of the "Ararat" Armenian Sports Association and under the
patronage of the Ambassador of Armenia to Australia Ashot Hovakimian
and Vienna Mayor Michael Haupl. 25 delegations with more than 650
Armenian sportsmen from different cities of Europe and Lebanon took
part in this tournament.

Competitions were held in the following kinds of sports: mini football,
basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, chess.

As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Press and Information Department
of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the official opening solemn
ceremony of the tournament Ambassador Hovakimian made a greeting speech
addressed to the sportsmen. He expressed satisfaction on the occasion
of holding such all-Armenian events and wished the Armenian sportsmen
success. The Ambassador also mentioned that the all-European Armenian
games are not only a sports event but also promote unity of Armenian
young people living in different countries of Europe and preservation
of Armenian nation.

During the award giving ceremony held after the end of the games,
the Stuttgart mini football team was awarded a special prize "For a
fair game" by Ambassador Hovakimian.

At the closing ceremony, Ambassador Hovakimian in his speech
congratulated all the sportsmen for successful holding of the
tournament and expressed a hope that they all will take part in the
next pan-Armenian games to be held in Yerevan.

The next Euro-Armenian games will be held in Switzerland and in 2010
in Amsterdam.