November 17, 2009 - 15:54 AMT
Armenia's first Goal ball championship off
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.