Youth and Students week of healthy lifestyle launched in Yerevan
Youth and students’ week of healthy lifestyle organized by the RA Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs launched on November 13-16, 2016 at Yerevan Botanical Garden with “Healthy body, healthy soul, successful young people” slogan.
According to the released statement, the event was attended by RA Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Hrachya Rostomyan and Deputy Minister Arsen Karamyan. As noted Minister Rostomyan, programs for youth and students took special place in the strategy of the ministry on mass sport. “Stressing the importance of conducting Youth and students week of healthy lifestyle in our country I implore all youth to do sport, have a healthy lifestyle and be active,” H. Rostomyan said.
Participants competed in bike run (cycling and race), as well as in 2.5 km race with the individual teams and teams, consisting of two people. Top three in individual race and team relay (boys, girls, mixed team) were determined.
Note that event was organized in partnership with “TriClub Yerevan” club, “Yerevan Half Marathon”, Cycling Federation of Armenia and Yerevan’s “Cycle Track” organization and supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Armenia. In the frameworks of Youth and students’ week of healthy lifestyle sports events will take place also on November 15 and 16.