Slovakia, Switzerland to host hockey world championshipsMay 15, 2015 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Ice Hockey Federation says Slovakia will host the 2019 world championship and Switzerland the following year, the Associated Press reports. Slovakia will share the matches between the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest city of Kosice. They last hosted in 2011. The Swiss, hosts in 2009, will locate games in Zurich and Lausanne. Meanwhile, the attendance in the ongoing tournament in the Czech Republic broke the previous record of 640,044 last year in Minsk, Belarus. After the first two quarterfinals, Czech organizers reported a combined attendance of 652,348, and six games still to go. The championship moves to Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia next year. Paris and the German city of Cologne will co-host the worlds in 2017, then Denmark for the first time in 2018. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |