Ghazaryan accepts Movsisyan’s Ice Bucket Challenge

Accepting Armenia national football squad and FC Spartak Moscow (Russia) forward Yura Movsisyan’s challenge, Armenia international and Olympiacos F.C. (Greece) midfielder Gevorg Ghazaryan also has joined the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

In turn, the 26-year-old player nominated Armenia national squad’s and FC Aktobe’s (Kazakhstan) Brazilian midfielder Marcos Pizzelli, FC Shakhter Karagandy’s (Kazakhstan) Bosnian defender Aldin Ðidić, and FC Kairat’s (Kazakhstan) Slovak manager Vladimír Weiss to likewise take this challenge.

Gevorg Ghazaryan 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.