Yerevan to host 2011 Pan-Armenian Games

Yerevan to host 2011 Pan-Armenian Games

May 15, 2010 – 17:30 AMT 12:30 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Yerevan hosted a meeting of the World Committee of the Pan-Armenian
Games Executive Committee on May 15. During it, chief judge of 2009
Pan-Armenian Games Yeghishe Davtyan submitted a reported on the games
to Committee’s President Armen Grigoryan and representatives of
Armenian communities.

According to Davtyan, 20 basketball (both men and women) and 15
football teams participated in 2009 Pan-Armenian Games.

Davtyan voiced regret over limited number of women teams, saying that,
however, the games were successful.

Yerevan will host 2011 Pan-Armenian Games, due August 13-21. According
to the chief judge, the Armenian government allocated AMD 80mln for
the games organization.

The Pan-Armenian Games’ program includes the following sports:
football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and tennis,
athletics, swimming, badminton and chess.