PM: proud that Georgia hosted UEFA U21 European Championship “very well”
In his comments to the media, the Head of the Government noted the infrastructure, stadiums and renovated grounds for the Championship would be useful for Georgia and its citizens, adding “the next generation will grow and we will win the next championships”. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said he was proud that Georgia had held the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship “very well”, thanking everyone involved and emphasising the Georgian national team had performed “admirably, very strongly”.
Garibashvili’s comments followed the letter of UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin earlier today, in which he thanked the PM for his “invaluable contribution” to making the Under 21 European Championship “an outstanding success”.
In his comments to the media, the Head of the Government noted the infrastructure, stadiums and renovated grounds for the Championship would be useful for Georgia and its citizens, adding “the next generation will grow and we will win the next championships”.
Georgia co-hosted the tournament with Romania between June 21-July 8, in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi, with the country’s national team managing to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
Aleksander Čeferin, the UEFA President, on Friday expressed his “sincere” gratitude to the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for his “invaluable contribution” to making the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship “an outstanding success”, as the tournament was co-hosted in Georgia with Romania between June 21-July 8.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday attended the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship final match between England and Spain, held at the Adjarabet Arena stadium in the Black Sea city of Batumi.
The Georgian U21 national football team on Saturday lost to Israel in a penalty shootout by 3:4 in the match of the UEFA 2023 Under 21 European Championship quarter-finals, with the national team keeping the chance to participate in the 2024 Olympics.
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.