Georgian PM inspects infrastructure projects in Bakuriani, highlights “large-scale” works carried out by gov’t
“It is a great honour to host this championship [Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships]. About 700 athletes from 42 countries will participate. Everything that has been done here will remain for Bakuriani and Georgia”, Garibashvili said. Photo via Government Administration
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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.
Garibashvili visited Didveli lake and got acquainted with the artificial snowmaking system and reservoirs, as well as met with the members of the organising group of the tournament, who briefed him on the infrastructural works carried out and he pledged Georgia would host the championship properly and have an “honourable” place on the world map of winter tourism.
The PM emphasised the “most modern” systems installed and the “unique infrastructure” arranged in Bakuriani, including three new cable cars, a new 30-km snowmaking system, and additional six new ski trails, for which the Government had allocated a total of ₾270 million (about $101mln) to host the World Championship properly, the Government Administration said.
It is a great honour to host this championship [Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships]. About 700 athletes from 42 countries will participate. Everything that has been done here will remain for Bakuriani and Georgia”, Garibashvili said.
The working meeting was attended by the Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili, his Deputy ministers Romeo Mikautadze and Mariam Kvrivishvili, Leri Barnabishvili, the Head of the Regional Liaison Department of the Government Administration, the Deputy Sports Minister Ioseb Baghaturia, as well as Maia Omiadze, the Head of the country’s National Tourism Administration and Vazha Siradze, the Director of the Patrol Police Department.
Photo via Government Administration
Irakli Burchuladze, the Head of the Mountain Trails Agency, Zurab Kostava, the President of Ski Federation, the Head of Bakuriani Development Agency Eka Ordzhonikidze and the Parliament Member Anton Obolashvili, as well as Besik Amiranashvili, the Governor of the Samtskhe Javakheti region, the Mayor of Borjomi Otar Arbolishvili and other local government representatives also attended the meeting.
The Head of the Government also pointed out that the country started preparations for the 2025 European Winter Youth Olympic Festival, which is set to be held in Bakuriani, and noted relevant “important” infrastructure would be built for the Olympics. Bakuriani must be “constantly” ready to host “high-level” championships, he added.
Photo via Government Administration
The participant athletes of the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships will compete in seven disciplines on the main ski trails of the Didveli and Kokhta mountains.
Georgia was granted the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIS congress in 2018. The programme for the Championships, which will run through March 5, 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.
Georgia’s top ski resort Gudauri [Stepantsminda region] and Snowpark ski runs will be able to “perfectly” host the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, the Georgian Mountain Trails Agency said on Friday.
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.
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.
Michel Vion, the Secretary General of the International Ski Federation, on Tuesday said he was expecting to see a “high-level hosting” of the upcoming Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani.
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.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Tuesday said the International Ski Federation had praised the works done by the country’s authorities on preparing the winter resort of Bakuriani for hosting the Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, with the event set to launch this week.
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.
The development of Georgia’s ski infrastructure, and cooperation between domestic state institutions with Doppelmayr, an international manufacturer in the field, was discussed between Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Doppelmayr Executive Director Thomas Pichler, the Ministry said on Monday.