7th Pan Armenian Games Basketball Champions
Posted on September. 20. 2019
The journey began with 108 athletes, coaches & leaders who participated in
basketball (2 men and one women), volleyball (women), soccer, swim, tennis & table tennis competitions. Our athletes trained and practiced for six months with the primary goal of bringing home the gold. With all the hard work from the committee, coaches, managers, parents and our talented athletes, Glendale brought home two championships.
The Montrose men’s team lost to the strong Beverly Hills team who earned
a spot in the men’s championship game against our Glendale men. Although both teams were strong, our Glendale men’s team persisted to earn the gold medal beating Beverly hills team 92-84. Our women’s basketball team played consistently and stayed focused on their goal. They beat Tehran in the final game 76-57.
Our women’s volleyball team played magnificently and placed 3rdplace,
beating Tehran 3-1,
While men’s soccer team fought hard and lost their quarter-final game
against the eventual champions, the team from Russia. We are also proud
of our swimmers for bringing home 6 medals for us (2 silver and 4 bronze).
Both our men’s and women’s tennis athletes won their 1stround matches
and lost in the 2nd round.
Our Glendale table tennis received 3rd place in team competition and 2nd place in the men’s doubles.
Despite finishing 8th overall with 12 medals (2 gold, 4 silver & 6 bronze),
our Glendale delegation had the second best result among the teams participating from outside Armenia. The Pan Armenian games meant
more for our athletes than the earned medals.
The games allowed our athletes the opportunity to have fun, create new friendships and make special memories with the rest of the 5,000 athletes from all over the world. The opportunity to travel to Armenia and represent Glendale as athletes is a once in a lifetime experience which will stay in the hearts of our athletes forever.
The energy, the love, the care and the effort set forth amongst the athletes was a great reminder why we participate in these games every 4 years.
