YEREVAN. – The Color Run, which is a globally popular and a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality, was held Saturday for the first time in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan.

In the Yerevan Color Run, several hundred youth ran for about three kilometers while being showered with colored powder (PHOTOS).

An objective of this event was to raise funds for nine-year-old Gor, who was born with a spinal cord injury, and therefore is unable to walk.

A part of the proceeds from the Yerevan Color Run will be allocated to cover Gor’s surgery and acquire a comfortable wheelchair for him.

The proceeds were collected from the registration fee for the Yerevan Color Run.

At the end of the run, three boys and three girls who first finished this event were awarded prizes and medals.

The Yerevan Color Run was followed by musical “fireworks” and dance.