Kyiv marks countdown to UEFA EURO 2012June 7, 2011 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Host city Kyiv has unveiled its official logo for UEFA EURO 2012 and its own tournament flowerbed, bearing the event's distinctive bloom emblem, as Poland and Ukraine mark two years to go until the finals kick off on 8 June 2012. Political dignitaries led by Ukraine's deputy prime minister Borys Kolesnikov witnessed the unveiling of the flowerbed, set in the heart of Kyiv, close to the Golden Gate. Another of the Ukrainian capital's iconic sites, a monument depicting a boat carrying the four legendary city founders – three brothers Kyj, Schek, Khoryv and their sister Lybid – was used as a basis for the civic UEFA EURO 2012 logo. The city's logo will be displayed at another flowerbed near the Golden Gate as part of the floral composition, with a flower clock to countdown to the start of the tournament. "Kyiv has a huge football tradition," said Kolesnikov. "This city gave the world two great players, namely European footballers of the year Oleg Blokhin and Andriy Shevchenko. And I have no doubts that in two years we will stage a great European Championship, but we still have a lot to do," UEFA official website cited him as saying. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |