The Armenian sportsmen who won prizes at the 2nd international festival of extreme sports “Batumi Extreme Fest 2012” were awarded by the company “ArmenTel” (trademark: Beeline) and the association of extreme sports “Adrenalin“.
The competitions were held in Batumi, Georgia, on August 23-26. In the team rafting championship, Armenian athletes took the second place, and in the “Jeep-Trial” competitions, the crew of Davit Movsisyan and Vilen Vardanyan took second place in the “Standard” class, and the crew of Artashes Stepanyan and Artur Harutyunyan took the second place in the “Extreme” class.
“ArmenTel” company supports the development of extreme sports relatively recently, but from the beginning we have set a goal not only to increase the interest of the youth of Armenia in extreme sports, but also to represent the country in the international arena. Today, the success of our initiative is evident. On behalf of the “ArmenTel” company, I congratulate the winners and wish them new successes, new records and an inexhaustible will to win,” said Anush Beghloyan, head of public relations service of “ArmenTel” CJSC.
On behalf of “Adrenaline” association, I would like to thank “ArmenTel” company for supporting our sports initiatives. Thanks to such an approach, we manage not only to keep the country’s reputation high in the international arena, but also to serve as an example for young athletes, raising team spirit, desire for victory and willpower,” said Artashes Stepanyan, president of extreme sports association “Adrenaline”.
With the support of “ArmenTel” company, “Converse Bank” and “Adrenalin” extreme sports association, Armenian athletes participated in the 2nd international festival of extreme sports “Batumi Extreme Fest 2012”. Athletes from Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine and other countries participated in the festival organized by the Georgian extreme sports association “Geoextreme”. Armenian athletes competed in off-road vehicle driving in “Standard”, “Monster”, “Extreme” classes of “Jeep-Trial” sport, as well as in motocross and rafting competitions.
“Jeep Trial” is a competition for driving a car on the road with natural and artificial obstacles, the main criteria for overcoming the road during the championship are speed and clarity.
Rafting is fast-paced in 2, 4 or 6-seater inflatable boats on mountain rivers or man-made canals for paddling.
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