Ukraine: 1,716,885 children supported EURO 2012

1,716,885 children sent in letters and drawings of support for hosting of EURO 2012 in Ukraine and in Poland.

The artistic competition under the title „EURO 2012 - step into future” finished on 16th March. It mainly aimed at involving pupils and youth in the support for the idea of hosting the European Championships. Through drawings and letters young participants described how they imagine the final tournament of EURO 2012 in Ukraine and in Poland. Over a million and a half works have been submitted for the competition.

The organizers announced that the collected works would be used in the final presentation of the Poland-Ukraine bid. Some of them were already submitted to UEFA on 15th February, jointly with the bidding documentation.

Honorary mentions were granted in two categories: an individual and a group one. Authors of the best individual works were granted access to trainings of National Football Team of Ukraine (NFTU). In the group works category, the honoured school classes were awarded with a visit to the International Children Centre “Artek”.

The best works of the day and of the week were also selected during the competition. The awarded children were given T-shirts and footballs with the autograph of Oleg Blockin, the coach of the National Football Team of Ukraine (NFTU).

FFU, 17th March 2007