Ministry of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia | |
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საქართველოს სპორტისა და ახალგაზრდობის საქმეთა სამინისტრო | |
Coat of Arms of Georgia | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 2010 |
Headquarters | Cholokashvili str. N9, Tbilisi, Georgia 0134 |
Agency executives | Vladimir Vardzelashvili, Minister of Sport & Youth Affairs George Galdava, Head of the Sports Department at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs |
Website | |
www.msy.gov.ge |
The Ministry of Sport & Youth Affairs of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სპორტისა და ახალგაზრდობის საქმეთა სამინისტრო, sakartvelos sportisa da akhalgazrdobis sakmeta saministro) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of regulating activities related to sports and youth development in Georgia. The ministry is headed by Vladimir Vardzelashvili.[1]
The ministry was established in 2010 as a result of restructuring activities within the Georgian government in June 2010.[2] The preceding Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports was split into two separate government agencies: Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection.[3][4] The split was made due to growing importance of sports among youth in Georgia. In 2010, the government allocated GEL 29,236.4 million to the ministry; in 2011 - 30,927.6 million.[5]