182 days before the start of the XXX Olympic Games in London, 182 Ukrainian athletes won the right to participate in the most prestigious competitions of the four-year period, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine said in a statement Friday. The complete number of Olympic berths for Ukrainian athletes...
Brazilian midfielder Ilsinho signed a 3.5 year contract with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, the club's press office said in a statement. "Negotiations between Ilsinho and Shakhtar have been completed. The Brazilian midfielder signed a 3.5 year contract with the Donetsk club," reads the statement.
The 28-year-old Brit Derek Chisora says the fight against Vitali Klitschko may be the strongest test of Vitali's career, BBC reported. "A lot of people have tried to stop him but they don't have the swagger and the passion to go in there and do the business that I have got. I am not scared.
About 1.6 million fans will visit Poland and Ukraine next June during UEFA EURO 2012, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said in an interview with the UEFA EURO 2012 Official Preview Guide, the UKRINFORM-based Ukraine-2012 Information Center reported. "The UEFA European Football Championship...
182 days before the start of the XXX Olympic Games in London, 182 Ukrainian athletes won the right to participate in the most prestigious competitions of the four-year period, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine said in a statement Friday. The complete number of Olympic berths for Ukrainian athletes...
Brazilian midfielder Ilsinho signed a 3.5 year contract with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, the club's press office said in a statement. "Negotiations between Ilsinho and Shakhtar have been completed. The Brazilian midfielder signed a 3.5 year contract with the Donetsk club," reads the statement.
The 28-year-old Brit Derek Chisora says the fight against Vitali Klitschko may be the strongest test of Vitali's career, BBC reported. "A lot of people have tried to stop him but they don't have the swagger and the passion to go in there and do the business that I have got. I am not scared.
About 1.6 million fans will visit Poland and Ukraine next June during UEFA EURO 2012, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said in an interview with the UEFA EURO 2012 Official Preview Guide, the UKRINFORM-based Ukraine-2012 Information Center reported. "The UEFA European Football Championship...
Ukrainians have offered over 2,000 versions of lyrics and music for an unofficial Euro-2012 anthem during the first month of the Euro Hit project. Project supervisor Oksana Shavel has told about the course.
The pilot project New Generation Taxi that had been already named sky-taxi has been launched at Boryspil International Airport. It was presented by Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov.
Preparations for Euro 2012 became a daunting challenge for Ukraine, but at the same time the successful solution of this problem contributed to an improvement in the county’s infrastructure.
On 20 December a Ukrainian government delegation was presented the first high-speed train in the city of Changwon (South Korea), which will connect four host cities of Euro-2012.
UEFA has announced the names of referees who will officiate at the European Championships in 2012. Ukrainian referee Viktor Shvetsov, who hails from Odessa, is among the group of elite referees.
Following the European Championship in 2012 Ukraine will hold the continental basketball championship. This was announced on Sunday, 18 December, in Munich, Germany during a meeting of the FIBA.
People’s Artist of Ukraine Bohdan Benyuk joined the official list of Friends of Euro-2012 some months ago. But Mr Benyuk is on friendly terms with football almost since birth. I think it will be interesting for our readers to look at the “game of millions” through the eyes of the “best Ukrainian Švejk”.
Mr Benyuk, what is football for you? Is it just entertainment or something much more important?
Let me tell you the following way: it is entertainment, leisure and serious business together. I am a fan having very long experience. Therefore, I take everything related to Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national team to heart. Unfortunately, football players give few occasions for being glad during the recent period. But the point is not only in results. The self-sacrifice and the readiness to fight till the end without which football loses its soul have almost completely disappeared from our football field (I primarily imply games of the Ukrainian Championship). The reason is that a fan may forgive everything to his favourite team: insufficient proficiency, tactical mistakes and even a goal scored to their own team, but not absence of willingness to fight.
Does the title Friend of Euro impose any specific obligations on you? ...
Major sporting events, such as EURO, attract not only vigorous fans, but also an elite audience that looks for a platform for communication and establishing business contacts. We asked Thibaut Potdevin, UEFA commercial manager for Ukraine about the Corporate Hospitality program at EURO 2012.
“Depending on a particular situation, I adjust the team differently. I treat guys accordingly. Sometimes it is necessary to tighten the screws, because I feel that imbalance in appeared in the team. On the other hand, sometimes it is necessary to pet the players a bit. I never reveal my cards to journalists.
Completion of construction at the key objects completely changes the picture of Ukraine’s preparations for Euro 2012. We see this in the new arenas where the first matches have already been successfully held. Putting new air terminals into operation is fast approaching.
Preparations for EURO 2012 gave considerable impetus to the development of the aviation infrastructure in Ukraine. In the last one and a half years alone Ukraine has built airports, which together can take up to 22,000 visitors every hour.
EURO 2012 has inclined the country not only to build the objects which were lacking previously, but also to develop new standards and specifications in construction. Four stadiums, airports, dozens of hotels, the same way as infrastructure, were being built and reconstructed.
The choice of training facilities by the teams taking part in the group stage of the European tournament has become a great surprise for Ukraine. It has been conditioned to a great extent by the results of the draw. Meanwhile, it is no great tragedy for Ukraine.
The new five-star Kharkiv Palace hotel opened on 13 December will start operating to full capacity and receiving guests as of 1 February 2012. The 13-storey building having 180 rooms will fulfill the functions of UEFA mini-headquarters. The UEFA family will be accommodated here during the tournament.
Ukraine is showing high rates of preparations for the UEFA EURO 2012. 2011 was the year of completion of key investment projects for the continental championship. First it is important that today the country is ready to host all four arenas in which the finals will take place.
The Euro-2012 UEFA volunteer programme in Ukraine and Poland has surpassed all expectations and broke new records. The number of candidates willing to get involved in the campaign is 24,000 from 142 countries of the world: this is an absolute record in volunteer recruitment.
Airport terminals for EURO 2012: the final chord
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Ukraine’s training facilities to become transfer
New five-star hotel opened in Kharkiv
Ukraine ready to receive hundreds of thousands of EURO 2012 supporters
UEFA volunteers: first records
