A football stadium was opened in the Spandaryan village of the Shirak region in honor of legendary footballer, Hamlet Mkhitaryan.
His widow, Marina Tashchyan, told Aravot Daily, “I want to thank all the organizations and individuals who kept them memory of my husband, Hamlet, alive and opened this football stadium in his honor. Of course, I am very touched. I welcome this because children and youth in Spandaryan and nearby villages will be able to spend their summer break playing football. They will become more athletic. I hope and I believe that more Mkhitaryans will be born in the Shirak region. I want our younger generations to get involved with sports and to stay away from the dangers of spending time with bad people.”
Ashot Hakobyan
