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Winner team in the TV game show Gundi celebrating the victory. Tbilisi, 7 June, 2012

Tbilisi, 22 May 2012. UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and the First Lady’s healthy lifestyle initiative – Don’t Worry, Be Healthy – entered into a partnership with Rustavi2 TV and the Sport and Entertainment Games Association to promote healthy lifestyle messages during the television game show Gundi and the Rustavi2 Disney Cup Football Championship.

Rustavi2’s Gundi involves 32 school teams each consisting of 16 boys and girls from the ages of 8 to 16 years. Beginning from September, 31 of the shows will be aired. In total, more than 500 children have participated in the tournament.

UNICEF Representative in Georgia Roeland Monasch is giving the final Cup to the winner team from Tbilisi. Tbilisi Stadium, 22 May, 2012

Rustavi2 Kids Cup is a global football tournament for boys and girls under the age of 13 which aims to promote sportsmanship, fair play, cultural exchange and a healthy lifestyle.

Local qualifiers took place in 18 regions across Georgia in March-May with more than 4,000 children participating. The final game of the competition was held on 22 May in Tbilisi revealing two winners: the boys’ team from Tbilisi and the girls’ team from Kobuleti. The winning teams will participate in the Disney Cup international Youth Soccer tournament held in the US in July.

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For more information, please, contact

Maya Kurtsikidze, Communication Officer, UNICEF Georgia
Tel: (995 32) 23 23 88, 25 11 30, Fax: (995 32) 25 12 36
e-mail: mkurtsikidze@unicef.org, mob: (995 99) 53 30 71

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