MINSK, March 6 (BelTA) – A logo of the Minsk 2014 bid campaign was presented in the “Crowne Plaza” hotel on March 6, BelTA reports.
Belarus, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary and Ukraine are bidding to host the 2014 IIHF World Championship. The final voting on the IIHF Congress will take place in May.
Chairman of the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation (BIHF) Vladimir Naumov and Head of the IIHF Evaluation Committee Ernest Aljancic presented the project of the future event.
The logo represents a red colored image of a hockey player against the white background, moving towards the audience. A fragment of the Belarusian national flag and inscription Minsk-2014 are on the top of the logo.
According to BIHF Secretary General Sergey Goncharov, specialists have been developing a design of the logo for a year. The terms of the competition were posted on a website of the National Ice Hockey Federation. Professional designers, fans, children participated in the competition.
The best variant turned to be a project of a private designer Victoria Adamovich. She admitted that her main objective was to create a simple and clear logo. It should also include colors of the national flag. Victoria Adamovich presented ten different logos.
It is the third time Belarus has bid to host Ice Hockey World Championship. Earlier Belarus had made bids for 2010 and 2013 championships.
