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Summary of Activities of the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs in 2024
Throughout the year, 15 international tournaments were held in the following sports: volleyball, basketball, table tennis, judo, gymnastics, badminton, tennis, boxing, Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.
21 city tournaments and 3 citywide mass events were held. Promoting a healthy lifestyle among the population, competitions for the elderly in Yerevan were held in 4 sports.
Emphasizing the role of people with disabilities in society, the department organized an annual Spartakiad for people with disabilities in 4 sports.
As part of the youth events program, 2 city events were organized on the occasion of the International Youth Day and International Volunteer Day, and the 10 best young volunteers were awarded for their work.
For the first time in Armenia, a unique ice fairy-tale performance was presented to the audience at the Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey Sports School. The ice performance "The Story of the Snow Queen," based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen," featured professional athletes and coaches of the sports school, as well as artists of a unique genre.
For the third year in a row, the department organized the end-of-year award ceremony for the best athletes. In two nominations, 10 best and 10 leading athletes were awarded. The 10 best athletes received 3 million AMD, and their coaches received 1 million AMD, while the 10 leading athletes were awarded 400,000 AMD, and their coaches received 200,000 AMD.
Sports Events:
1. International Memorial Tournament in Freestyle Wrestling named after Levon Vardanyan
2. Yerevan Handball Championship
3. Yerevan Fencing Championship
4. Yerevan Checkers Championship
5. 2025 Spartakiad for students in grades 7-12 of general education schools of the regions of RA and Yerevan
6. Yerevan Open Championship in Greco-Roman Wrestling, International Memorial Tournament dedicated to Benur Pashayev
7. Yerevan Open Gymnastics Championship (International Tournament)
8. Yerevan Open Cycling Championship
9. Memorial Tournament in Athletics dedicated to RA Honored Coach Zauri Sargsyan
10. Sports and cultural events dedicated to International Children's Day
11. 2025 Sportlandia for students in grades 1-3 and 4-6 of general education schools of the regions of RA and Yerevan
12. Yerevan Mayor's Cup
13. Yerevan Running Tournament
14. International Chess Tournament named after Rafael Vahanyan
15. International Festival for People with Disabilities
16. Competition for the elderly in Yerevan
17. International Athletics Tournament "Olympic Hopes"
18. Yerevan Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship
19. Yerevan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship
20. Republican Military Sports Games for youth of pre-conscription and conscription age
21. End-of-year award ceremony for the best athletes of Yerevan in 2025
2025 Youth Events:
1. Organizing a festive concert and exhibition on the occasion of International Youth Day
Current Events:
From February 1 to 7, 2025, the 2nd Pan-Armenian Winter Games were held in Jermuk in seven sports: cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, hockey, snowball fighting, sports dancing, and chess. Yerevan teams competed in cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, hockey, chess, and sports dancing.
On February 22, 2025, gymnast Vahagn Davtyan, Deputy Head of the Sports and Youth Affairs Department of Yerevan Municipality, won the gold medal in the first stage of the World Cup held in Cottbus, Germany.