Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia hosted the first meeting of the Interagency Committee on Manipulation of Sports Competitions, which was established by the Government of Georgia recently this year. The Commission is a national coordination platform with the primary aim to develop strategies and approaches to prevent, detect and combat manipulation in sport.

January 16th, Tbilisi (MSY) --- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in Georgia, HE Mr. Doveltmurat Muratov visited Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia.

Seminar "Capacity building"- under the program Open Fun Football Schools (OFFS) organized by Cross Cultures Projects Association (CCPA) in cooperation with the Football Association of Norway, took place at the office of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia on 25-26 of October, 2014

Large scale social project, the second half Marathon "TbilisiMarathon" 2014 took place on the last Saturday of October at the Tbilisi Sea territory. The event was organized by the "HeidelbergCement Caucasus" under the patronage of the Tbilisi City Hall, Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Georgia.

"EPAS" (Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport) Consultative Team paid 3 days (13-15 October) official visit to Georgia. The visit was initiated and hosted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia.

--- The Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia Mr. Levan Kipiani hosted Mr. Jesus Vazquez, the Director of the Foundation 5+11 and Deportivo Alavés S.A.D. "Saski Baskonia, S.A.D.", the owner of the football club "Deportivo Alaves" and Mr. Inaki Urquijo, the founder of Baskonia Sports University on 11th of September, 2014.

--- Red Bull GerGetIt - the most extreme team relay race took place for the second time in Kazbegi, Georgia on 13th of September, 2014. The event was organized in the partnership with the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources protection of Georgia, as well as the federation "Sport for All".

--- The second developing meeting of the Emerging Handball Federations took place on 2nd of September, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland at the IHF (International Handball Federation) Office. The main aim of the meeting was to evaluate the first year of the IHF's Project "Four Year Plan" and to strengthen the communication between the national federations and the IHF.

Duration: 01st of June, 2015 - 31st of July, 2016; Open for Application: October, 2014; Application cutoff: 10th of December, 2014; Application deadline:end of February 2015. Interested candidates apply through their respective German consulate/Embassy.

Mr.Zurab, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to your victory at the presidential election of the European Chess Union. I want to congratulate this important phenomenon to Georgian Chess players, our citizens, as well as the European chess fans.