2,000 visitors from 42 countries register for Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Georgia
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday held a working meeting over upcoming Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Georgia. Photo: Government press office
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Over 2,000 international visitors from 42 countries have already registered to visit Georgia for the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in the country’s winter resort of Bakuriani between February 16 and March 5, the Georgian Government’s press office said on Friday.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili pointed out the importance of the international event at a meeting with state agencies involved in preparatory works for the championship, with Georgia making history by hosting the Championships for the first time next year.
The officials noted the location was being upgraded with new cable cars, two artificial reservoirs for the snowmaking system and six new tracks ahead of the competition, with ₾265 million ($100mln) spent on the project.
Thirty competitions across seven disciplines are scheduled as part of the International Ski Federation event, with the governing body having sent its representatives in November to inspect the infrastructure.
Georgia was granted the hosting rights of the tournament by FIS congress in 2018. The programme for the Championships is available here.
Mariam Kvrivishvili, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, on Friday highlighted the International Ski Federation’s comments on the infrastructure set up to host the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in the Georgian town of Bakuriani, adding the resort would host the event in a “dignified manner”.
Irakli Burchuladze, the Director of the Mountain Trails Agency of Georgia, on Wednesday told agenda.ge state authorities were “doing their best” for ensuring everything was in place for the winter resort of Bakuriani to host the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships starting this month.
Goderdzi ski resort, the highlands of Adjara, will open on December 31, welcoming its guests with such “magical” news for the New Year, the Mountain Trails Agency announced on Thursday.
About three months before the start of the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, a group of representatives of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation is in the Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani to inspect the infrastructure of the location preparing to host the event.
The Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani will become one of the best resorts in Eastern Europe thanks to the new infrastructure developed for making Bakuriani the host resort for different international competitions, says Director of Mountain Resorts Development Company Irakli Tchirakadze.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has handed over its standard flag to the International Ski Federation of Georgia as the ski resort of Bakuriani will host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has said the country’s winter resort of Bakuriani is ready to host the 2023 Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in February “with honour”, after inspecting the infrastructure created and upgraded for the event in the town.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has praised the ongoing works for preparing the winter resort of Bakuriani for hosting the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championship in February, the Ministry of Economy said on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday highlighted the “large-scale” infrastructure works carried out by the Government, while inspecting the preparations for hosting the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships to be launched on February 18 in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Saturday hailed the infrastructure projects in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani as important investments for the development of tourism, after visiting with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili the preparatory works at the site for hosting the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.
Authorities will institute traffic restrictions in the winter resort of Bakuriani to ensure uninterrupted access for visitors and athletes taking part in the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships, the Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday.
Athletes from around the world on Thursday started their first official training in aerials, a freestyle ski discipline, as part of the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships running through March 5 in Georgia’s ski resort of Bakuriani.