Armenia's first Goal ball championship offNovember 17, 2009 - 15:54 AMT 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. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |