Director of the Mountain Tracks Agency: Holding the World Cup in Gudauri means that Georgia will be marked on the world map once again

"Snowboard Cross" World Cup stage is underway.

This competition is being held in Gudauri for the first time, in which about 90 athletes from 17 countries are participating.

According to Irakli Burchuladze, director of the Mountain Tracks Agency, holding a tournament in the discipline of "snowboard cross" in Gudauri means that, from this point of view, Georgia will once again be marked on the world map.

"For the first time in history, the world stage in the discipline of "snowboard cross" is held in Gudauri. Therefore, this is another success and we will once again be marked on the world map. It is broadcast worldwide on leading channels such as EURO SPORT. I hope these days will be quite successful because we are off to a pretty good start. During the two days, trainings and qualifications went quite well. The final stage is on February 3-4. In terms of preparation, everything is perfect, as two days have shown us. The weather is calm, we don't expect any objections in this regard", said Irakli Burchuladze.

For information, according to the "Mountain Tracks Agency", athletes from the following countries are participating in the international event: USA, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Andorra, Australia, Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Ukraine.

From the International Ski Federation (FIS), the competition director, Uwe Beyer, and the technical delegate, Lukasz Ligotski, are attending the event and participating in the organizational processes.