Moscow to host European parliamentary games
08:34, 10 July 2009
MOSCOW. July 10. KAZINFORM Moscow is to host the first European parliamentary games on October 1-5, a Russian MP said Thursday, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
European MPs will compete in mini football, tennis, table tennis, chess, golf and volleyball. There are also plans to hold a race.
First deputy chairman of the Russian lower house's sports committee Dmitry Svishchev said Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia, Armenia, Lithuania and Slovenia had confirmed their participation in the competition, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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