ARMENIA’S FIRST GOAL BALL CHAMPIONSHIP OFF

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.11.2009 15:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian National Wheelchair Sports Federation
organized the first goalball championship of Armenia November 17-18.

6 teams from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh: "Nika" (Yerevan),
"Artsivner" (Yerevan), Shirak (Gyumri), "Potorik" (Stepanakert),
"Kaytsak (Etchmiadzin)," Aryutsner "( Abovyan) take part in
championship.

Head of the European Commission Delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Raul
de Luzenberger attended the championship. "I am very pleased that
the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of Armenia will cooperate
with the European Commission, which pays great attention to sports
for people with disabilities," Mr. Luzenberger said.

Hans Lorenz from Austria and Gen Rayndlen from Germany are founders
of goalball. Goalball is a sport for blind people and people having
problems with vision. European and World Goalball Championships
are held.