Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan watched the final match of the “School Basketball League” sports games of 2026 at the basketball gym of the Yerevan Sports Management Center.

According to the results of the “School Basketball League” sports games, held for the second time under the auspices of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the winning teams in two age groups are already known.

The teams that took first places in both age groups in the regional round from each region and the city of Yerevan participated in the final stage of the “School Basketball League” sports games.

Thus, the “School Basketball League”. In the 1st age group, in the competition for grades 5-6, the team of Yerevan Khrimyan Hayrik Primary School No. 10 took 1st place, the team of Gyumri Primary School No. 15 took 2nd place, and the team of Lernahovit S. Karapetyan Secondary School in Lori region took 3rd place. In the 2nd age group, in the competition for grades 7-9, the team of Yerevan V. Petrosyan Primary School No. 51 took 1st place, the team of Artik Primary School No. 2 took 2nd place, and the team of Vanadzor A. Pushkin Primary School No. 4 took 3rd place.

The awards were presented by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan.

After the award ceremony, the Prime Minister made a speech, congratulating everyone on the occasion of another sports event: “When we were creating this tournament, our goal was precisely this: to create a holiday for children, students, teachers, and their parents, and this is the second year that we have been participating in a specific basketball league. We see that this holiday has taken shape, and I am sure that with each year this holiday will be more memorable. Of course, the dominance of Yerevan teams is obvious for the second year in a row, but I think that the regions also receive a very important motivation, especially since we are now making large-scale investments in the school construction program both in Yerevan and in the regions. Physical education halls in schools are being built mainly on the basis of basketball. In the near future, we have set a goal to build, in addition to 300 new schools and sports schools, another 100 combined playgrounds in the republic, where there will be both mini-football and basketball courts.”

Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the sports hall of the winning school, which needs renovation, will be renovated in the near future and there will be better training conditions for children.

"I want to thank all of you for your dedication, work, and for the fact that you give such emotions to all of us: to you, your parents, your schools, your regions, and your administrative districts. I think this is a very good opportunity for us to meet regularly in this format and summarize what results our work, the work of teachers, and the work of schools of the past year have brought," the Prime Minister noted.

Summing up his speech and addressing the best, the Prime Minister noted: "Know that you always have our support, and we are heartily following and waiting for your new achievements, because the success of all of you is our success, the success of the Republic of Armenia."

The tournament was held in 3 stages, with two age groups: the 1st age group - a team consisting of students in grades 5-6 of the same school, the 2nd age group - a team consisting of students in grades 7-9 of the same school. The first, community stage of the "School Basketball League" sports games was held from February 20 to March 16, and the second, regional stage, from March 17 to April 3. In 2026, a total of more than 8,800 students from 689 schools across the country participated in the "School Basketball League". In 2025, 8,743 students from 559 schools participated in the games.

In the final round, the school teams that took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, physical education teachers and participants were awarded with certificates of the relevant category of the Ministry: cups, medals and cash prizes. The school that took 1st place in each age group was awarded 4,000,000 drams, 2nd place - 2,500,000 drams and 3rd place - 1,500,000 drams. The physical education teachers of the teams that took prize places were also awarded: 1st place - 700,000 drams, 2nd place - 500,000 drams and 3rd place - 300,000 drams. The students of the winning teams of the tournament were awarded cash prizes in each age group. 1st place: 150,000 AMD each, 2nd place: 100,000 AMD each, 3rd place: 75,000 AMD each.