Georgia to co-host UEFA European Under-21 Championship with 10 new, renovated facilities
Tbilisi's Mikheil Meskhi and Boris Paichadze stadiums have been renovated for the youth tournament, along with Ramaz Shengelia stadium in the western city of Kutaisi. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure
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Ten sports facilities have been built or renovated across Georgia for hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship this summer, the Ministry of Infrastructure said on Tuesday.
Tbilisi's Mikheil Meskhi and Boris Paichadze stadiums have been renovated for the youth tournament, along with Ramaz Shengelia stadium in the western city of Kutaisi. Training grounds in the capital as well as the western locations of Tskaltubo, Kobuleti and Batumi have also been prepared for the event.
Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure
The Government has spent ₾100 million ($39.38mln) on renovating the venues, with the Ministry noting the works were being carried out with the involvement of the UEFA.
Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze, who on Tuesday visited the Mikheil Meskhi stadium, said the effort was nearing the finish line.
Ninety-five percent of the work is completed. It can be safely said that Georgia will meet not only the UEFA U21 European Championship, but other tournaments with adequate infrastructure”, he said.
Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure
The Championship will be co-hosted by Georgia and Romania between June 21-July 8, with games in the former to be played in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi.
Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and the Georgian Football Federation President Levan Kobiashvili on Saturday discussed the preparation process for holding the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia with the delegation of the Union of European Football Associations.
Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi will see updates to its coastline boulevard under the Renewed Regions state programme for infrastructure, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure said on Friday.
Trains running between the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and the Black Sea city of Batumi will carry promotional visuals and information for the UEFA Under-21 European Championship, as the countdown to the kick-off of the football competition started on Monday.
Georgian national football team captain Guram Kashia on Tuesday said the squad was “ready for the challenge” of facing Norway in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying stage at the Adjarabet Arena stadium in Batumi.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze on Wednesday visited newly renovated Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in the western city of Kutaisi, one of five renovated venues that will host matches of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the west of the country this summer.
A mural of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian winger of the Italian club Napoli, has been unveiled in Georgia's seaside city of Batumi to promote sports tourism and healthy lifestyle, the regional Adjara Tourism Department said on Tuesday.
Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze on Tuesday said he was “proud to say” the country was “fully prepared” to host matches of the upcoming UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the country was “fully prepared” to host the UEFA European U21 Championship “with dignity and at the highest level”, while visiting the Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in the western city of Kutaisi, one of the venues renovated for the purpose of hosting matches of the tournament.
Batumi Stadium in Georgia’s Black Sea city has received a prize promoted as a “real estate Oscar” for best public infrastructure, the regional Government of Adjara announced on Friday.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Wednesday defeated Portugal 2:0 in the opening match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Saturday ended in a draw with Belgium 2:2 in the second match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
A stray dog ran into the Dinamo Arena stadium in Georgia's capital city of Tbilisi, “interrupting” the match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship between Georgia and the Netherlands.
The Georgian national team's draw with the Netherlands on Tuesday, and the squad’s advancement to the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship received attention from European media outlets.
Three football professionals from Georgia will join committees at the UEFA following selections that came along with the European governing body’s recognition of the country’s organisational efforts for the sport.
Gianni Infantino, the President of the International Association Football Federation, on Wednesday praised Levan Kobiashvili, the President of the Georgian Football Federation, for playing a “central role” in the country co-hosting the UEFA European Under-21 Championship last year.