On July 30, a special session of the Executive Committee of
the Georgian National Olympic Committee was held. The main item on the agenda
was submitting applications to the European Olympic Committees for the right to
host the 17th Winter Youth Olympic Festival 2025 in
Borjomi-Bakuriani. Georgia has a chance to compete for the 2025 festival, and
the first step along that path will be to submit an application. The members of
the executive committee have decided to submit an application to the European
Olympic Committees for eligibility to host the 2025 Winter Youth Olympic
Festival. The GNOC administration was instructed to submit the relevant
documents promptly. Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Mikheil
Batiashvili, Deputy Minister Shalva Gogoladze and Head of Sport Development
Department Irakli Dolaberidze attended the session.