Forty bicycle racers from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (20 from each republic) will participate in a bicycle race from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh which launched today at Republic Square in Armenia.
The bicycle racers of which the youngest is 12 years old and the oldest is 17 will reach the border with Karabakh where they will be joined by local athletes and will be in all cities of Nagorno-Karabakh within 6 days.
As Head of the Department of Youth Policies at Armenia's Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Arsen Soghomonyan told "A1+", the bicycle race was organized by Armenia's Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
"The bicycle race is going to be more of an advocacy. Our goal is to further deepen the sport-cultural relation between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, pay tribute to the victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Artsakh liberation war once again and lift the patriotic spirit of the young generation. The participants will be in all cities of Nagorno-Karabakh where there have been big battles. They will meet with freedom fighters and lay wreaths near the monuments dedicated to deceased freedom fighters."
The race will end in Kashatagh on May 17 which is the day when Kashatagh was liberated by Artsakh's army.
Source: The Armenian News by A1+
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