Ukrainian mountaineers to play soccer game on Mount EverestDecember 29, 2011 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mountaineers from Ukraine’s Donetsk Region will play a game of soccer on Mount Everest to mark the start of the Euro 2012 football championship, which is being jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine next year, said Sergei Kovaloyov, president of Donetsk Region Alpinism Federation. “A team of Donetsk climbers plan to play a game of football on Everest in honor of Euro 2012. Let Ukraine score its first goal from the world’s highest mountain – from Everest,” Kovalyov said, RIA Novosti reported. There have been concerns that Ukraine was in no state to host Europe’s top football competition after it was hit hard by the global economic crisis. However, in late September the chief of European football’s governing body, Michel Platini, said Ukraine’s four host cities would be ready for Euro 2012. 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. |