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    ARMENIA CAN BECOME GOOD DESTINATION FOR EXTREME SPORTS (PHOTO)

    http://news.am/eng/news/116210.html
    August 07, 2012 | 09:00

    YEREVAN.- During HayExtreme 2012 festival many young people have an
    opportunity to communicate with athletes involved in extreme sports
    so that they can be involved in sports activities in the future.

    The organizer of the festival Armine Harutyunyan said the festival
    aims to become an annual event (photo).

    According to her, the festival is attended by athletes from different
    countries, thereby increasing Armenia's image as a country with
    unique landscape.

    "One of the events of the festival is the international championship
    on high mountain diving which will create great conditions for the
    further development of this area of â~@~Kâ~@~Ksports tourism.

    Armenia is considered a difficult area for diving which is of great
    interest to divers all over the world," she said.

    The festival which kicked off on August 1 on the shore of Lake Sevan
    brought together teams from Russia, Denmark, France, Bulgaria, Germany,
    Ukraine, Georgia and other countries.

    The festival program included the following extreme sports: sailing,
    windsurfing, hiking and rock climbing, airsoft, paragliding, cycling
    tour, aquabike, off-roading.

    Armenia is represented by Ayas marine researchers' club, Federation
    of Airsoft after Movses Gorgisyan, paragliding club, "Spitak" rescue
    squad, "Legion" paintball club, sailing club of Yerevan and others.

    Members of the club, Ayas club came to the festival by Cilicia ship,
    which is a reconstruction of the Cilician merchant vessel of the 13th
    century. The Armenian News - NEWS.am correspondent also participated
    in the journey.

    The HayExtreme-2012 festival is held at the initiative of the
    windsurfing club and supported by the Armenian MOD, the Ministry of
    Emergency Situations, and Yerevan city hall.




    From: A. Papazian
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