Gov’t commission to be set up in Georgia to host 2023 UEFA Under-21 Championship
Georgia along with Romania was appointed as host of the championship in December of last year. The tournament is planned to be played at four Georgian stadiums. The final match of the tournament will be held in Georgia. Photo: uefa.com.
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A temporary government commission will be set up in Georgia to host the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced today.
[The commission] will organise the successful conduct of this championship and will resolve all issues related to it,” Garibashvili said.
Georgia along with Romania was appointed as host of the championship in December last year. The tournament is planned to be played at four Georgian stadiums. The final match of the tournament will be held in Georgia.
Garibashvili said that the final match will be held at the new stadium in Batumi, “which was built with the funding of the Georgian government.”
Matches will be held in Tbilisi and Batumi, as well as in Kutaisi…The Strongest eight teams selected from eight countries will arrive in Georgia,” Garibashvili added.
He also discussed the upcoming 41st edition EuroBasket 2022 which will be co-hosted by Georgia on September 1-18, 2022, and noted that “a new European-standard sports palace is being built in Tbilisi which will be completed this summer,” adding “we will hold the European Championship in Tbilisi with dignity.”
On September 1-18, 2022, Georgia will co-host a major continental competition that involves 32 teams from Europe along with Italy, Germany and Czech Republic.
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