Opening ceremony of Batumi’s new football stadium postponed to October

The opening ceremony of Batumi’s new football stadium has been postponed to October this year.

The opening ceremony was to have been held on September 12.

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Everyone understands that not only Batumi residents but all fans of football are waiting for the opening ceremony of the Batumi stadium. Unfortunately, due to the current [epidemiological] situation, we will have to postpone the grand opening of the stadium,” said Head of the Adjara region government Tornike Rijvadze.

Batumi and Kobuleti, in the country’s west, have experienced a large number of coronavirus cases in the past few days.

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