Artur Yedigaryan takes Ice Bucket Challenge

Accepting Armenia national football squad and Alashkert FC (Yerevan, Armenia) midfielder Edgar Malakyan’s challenge, Armenia international and FC Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) midfielder Artur Yedigaryan also has joined the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.  

 Yedigaryan posted the respective video on his Facebook account.

The objective of the Ice Bucket Challenge, which has gone viral throughout social media and has become very popular especially among celebrities, is to raise awareness toward amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.  

 The challenge dares nominated participants to have a bucket of ice water poured on their head. One common stipulation gives 24 hours from the time they are nominated to complete the dare; otherwise, the participant is asked to donate money to charity.

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