Princess Charlene of Monaco visited Tbilisi city of Georgia
Princess Charlene of Monaco and several executives of The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation paid a visit to Georgia within the framework of the European Sports Week (EWoS). Sports Week, established by the European Commission, aims to promote sports and encourage physical activity on a daily basis, with events, information campaigns.On October 7, Princess Charlene visited the Olympic Village in Tbilisi and its sports facilities, accompanied by Mikheil Chkhenkeli, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia and Isabelle Bonnal, Director of National Education, Youth and Sport and several Georgian authorities.During her visit to the Olympic Village, Princess Charlene gave a bus as a gift to the Rugby Club Tbilisi team and handed over the keys of the bus to its Founding President Gia Kublashvili. The bus will be used by the club for their travels. The young players of the Rugby Club will take part in the 10th edition of the Sainte Dévote Tournament in Monaco in 2021.In 2015, the Olympic Village in Tbilisi hosted the 13th European Summer Youth Olympic Festival that brought together more than 3,500 athletes from 50 countries, including 5 Monegasque athletes. The olympic village is currently used by, among others, national rugby, water polo and gymnastics teams for their daily training.The Princess then met with paralympic athletes from fencing and volleyball. Afterwards, Princess Charlene visited the Ai Ia Foundation, a rehabilitation center for children with hearing loss.The Princess Charlene Foundation of Monaco strives to promote the values of sport, such as discipline, respect for oneself and others, and team spirit, in part through its commitment to supporting rugby. The Sainte Dévote rugby tournament is held every year and invites youth teams from all over the world to compete in the Principality of Monaco. The Princess wore a traford plaid fringe poncho by Loro Piana.
Loro Piana Traford Plaid Fringe Poncho