An unprecedented nationwide school sports Olympiad is launching in Georgia

Teams from public schools in 11 cities—Tbilisi, Batumi, Mtskheta, Gori, Rustavi, Telavi, Akhaltsikhe, Kutaisi, Ozurgeti, Zugdidi, and Ambrolauri—will participate in the Olympic competitions.

School teams will compete against each other in 4 sports: basketball, table tennis, mini-football, and athletics. Competitions will also be held in Fun Starts.

The Olympiad will be solemnly opened on March 15 in Mtskheta, while the final games are planned at the Anaklia "Future Camp", where cultural and entertainment shows will be held alongside the sports competitions.

The winning teams of the finals will participate in the 2016 World School Championships, which will be held in Croatia, Estonia, Israel, and Hungary.

The Olympiad competitions will be conducted in accordance with the system and requirements of the National Federation of Children's and Pupils' Youth Sport of Georgia, the current rules of the national and international federations of the respective sports presented in the competitions, and the competition regulations of the Olympiad.

This year, the school sports Olympiad is being held for the first time, and the project is of a pilot nature. Next year, it is planned to involve all schools across Georgia in the Olympiad.

Today, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs also announced a competition for the creation of a slogan specifically for the school sports Olympiad.

School students can send their developed versions of the slogan  to the electronic mail of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs at [email protected]. The deadline for submitting applications is March 12, 14:00. The author of the selected slogan will be awarded a tablet computer as a gift.

An anthem will also be created specifically for the school sports Olympiad.