The 13th European Olympic Festival within the framework of “Tbilisi 2015”, has officially opened Olympic Village at the Tbilisi sea. The village is situated on an area of 50,000 square meters. The construction work was carried out by the Chinese company “Hualing Group”. The complex combines 9 residential buildings, five-star hotel, fitness center, restaurant and recreational area.
4,000 athletes and officials will live in the village. During the festival, daily events will be held in the Olympic Village.
At the opening ceremony, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili presented Levan Kobiashvili as mayor of Olympic Village and talked about the importance of this sporting event.
“As a rule, the mayor leads Olympic Village. Today, I would like to present our eminent athlete, familiar to all and beloved footballer Levan Kobiashvili on this symbolic, but at the same time very honorable position. Besides the fact that he is an outstanding footballer, he also highlighted his personal qualities and I am sure he will do everything to make everybody feel comfortable. International sporting event like this has never been held in Georgia. It is a great responsibility and at the same time kind of experience for our country, for each of us. I am sure we cope with it suitably”, - said Garibashvili.
According to him, after the Olympic Games eight buildings in the village will be transferred to the refugees.
Tbilisi will host the Olympic Festival from July 26 including August 1st.
