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The names of all friends of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship have been announced in Ukraine.

They include Ukrainian strongman and two-time World’s Strongest Man Vasyl Virastiuk, swimmer Denys Sylantiev, People’s Artist of Ukraine and actor Bohdan Beniuk, TV presenter Kateryna Osadcha, singer Jamala, frontman of the SKAY band Oleh Sobchuk, football player of the national team Anatoliy Tymoschuk, President of the Basketball Federation of Ukraine Oleksandr Volkov, dancer and choreographer Vadym Pysarev.

At an official ceremony on Sept. 23 Director of Euro 2012 Tournament in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky handed over certificates to the Euro 2012 friends.

Thus, all 100 friends of Euro 2012 were announced in Ukraine.

Some 50 of them are well-known people and celebrities, and the others are winners of various competitions.

On Sept. 20, Poland completed its list of friends of Euro 2012.