Olympic flame begins journey around southern Georgia
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People in southern Georgia are among the first in the country to be given the rare opportunity to see the Olympic flame.
The Olympic flame today began its journey around southern Georgia, where it will circulate in each region before ending in Tbilisi for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in July.
Torch bearers started from the Adigeni municipality and travelled to Akhaltsikhe, where the symbol of the Olympic Games will be greeted with a festive concert at 8:30pm this evening.
The Olympic torch was lit in Athens – the oldest city of Greece and the home of the Olympic Games – on May 26 to mark the beginning of the EYOF 2015, as well symbolically recognising Georgia’s Independence Day.
The EYOF torch was lit at a special ceremony at Panathenaic Stadium, where it was handed to Georgian sportsman Lasha Shavdatuashvili as the first official torch bearer or EYOF 2015. Shavdatuashvili won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games for Judo.
Later that evening the Olympic flame arrived in Georgia’s Black Sea coastal city Batumi. Yesterday the Olympic flame left Batumi and travelled across mountainous parts of Georgia’s Adjara region.
In the next few months the Olympic torch will be transported across Georgia’s 67 municipalities before arriving in Tbilisi on July 14. The EYOF will be held in Tbilisi from July 25 to August 1, 2015.This year is the 13th biennial competition.
To symbolise Georgia, the Olympic torch is decorated with the Georgian elements - vine leaves and grape seeds. The flame will be ablaze until the end of the competition.
The EYOF 2015, commonly known as Tbilisi 2015, will see more than 4,000 youth athletes from 49 European countries descend on Georgia’s capital to participate in nine sports: judo, tennis, artistic gymnastics, track cycling, track and field athletics, swimming, volleyball, handball and basketball.
The Olympic flame for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has landed in Georgia’s seaside city Batumi ahead of the Tbilisi 2015 torch relay after being flown from Athens, Greece.
The Olympic flame for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has been lit in the ancient Greek city of Athens and will today travel to Georgia for the international youth sporting competition.
A group representing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are in Georgia to discuss how the country will host the European Youth Olympic Festival next year, in which more than 4,000 athletes from 49 countries are expected to participate.
Representatives of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games have met with Georgian leader and inspected the facilities that will be used in the July 2015 international festival, where more than 4,000 athletes from 49 countries are expected to participate.
Representatives of the upcoming Youth Olympic Games have met with the country’s leader and inspected the facilities to be used in the July 2015 international festival, where more than 4,000 athletes from 49 countries are expected to participate.
A celebration is planned in Rustavi this evening to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame.
Only 50 days are left until the official start of the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Tbilisi.
The Olympic flame has left the land of Georgian wine and is continuing its journey across the mountainous Kazbegi municipality by the helicopter.
The Olympic flame has arrived in Borjomi – its latest stop on its nationwide tour ahead of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), but without a festive celebration in recognition of those who lost their lives in the deadly June 13 flash flood.
"I am confident that we will witness a great Olympic Games and it will be exciting for all of us", says Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
A limited edition silver coin has been developed as one of the symbols of the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), being held in Tbilisi later this month.
A state-of-the-art sports complex has opened in Georgia’s capital ahead of the European Youth Olympic Games (EYOF).
A new and modern sports facility that will host young athletes at the upcoming European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) has opened today in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
In less than two weeks thousands of the world’s best young athletes, their coaches and supporters will come to Georgia for the European Youth Olympic Festival 2015.
With ten days to go before the official opening of the European Youth Olympic Festival 2015, the Olympic Flame is preparing to enter Georgia’s capital city.
The last sporting facility for the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2015 has opened today - three days before the Festival begins - meaning Tbilisi is officially ready to host the international sporting competition.