The first skate park in Georgia was opened in Kutaisi. The Mayor of Kutaisi Giorgi Chighvaria opened the skateboarding field together with his son and the young people who had been asking for the arrangement of the park for 7 years.
Imereti Governor Shavlego Tabatadze, Vice Governor Grigol Dalakishvili, President of the Georgian National Skateboard Federation Vladimer Bozhadze and Head of the Sports Department Irakli Dolaberidze attended the opening of the skate park in Kutaisi. Athletes of the National Federation also took part in the skate show.
Skate Park in Kutaisi meets the Olympic standards and championships will be organized on the spot soon.
The skate park was initiated by the mayor of Kutaisi and the works cost 197 000 GEL from the city budget.
“Young people from Kutaisi have been demanding the establishment of a skate park for 7 years. We promised them exactly 1 year ago that Kutaisi would have a skateboard pitch and we fulfilled those promises.
"Kutaisi is the first city in Georgia to have a skateboarding field. It is a park of modern standards, which will soon host international championships," - said the Mayor Giorgi Chighvaria.