Georgian prime minister meets winners of world judo championship
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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has met with World Judo Champion Guram Tushishvili and world silver and bronze medalists Varlam Liparteliani and Amiran Papinashvili today.
At the recent World Championship in Baku, the Georgian National Judo Team received three medals: one gold, one silver, and one bronze, and came third among 124 countries of the world, after Japan and Korea.
Bakhtadze personally congratulated the Georgian judokas on their recent victories and wished them success in their future endeavours.
During the meeting Bakhtadze discussed prospects of the development of Georgian sports, the Georgian athletes' future plans, and the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Notably, the world champion's title claimed by Georgia at this year's competition is the first since 2014.
The 2019 World Judo Championship will be hosted by Japan's capital, Tokyo.
Georgian Judoka Guram Tushishvili won the world championship several minutes ago.
Georgian judokas received two gold, one silver and two bronze medals at Tbilisi Grand Prix competition of the International Judo Federation (IJF) that is now underway in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Georgian athletes are among the world’s top judokas participating in the World Judo Masters in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. Having won the battle in their weight categories, Georgia now has three gold, one silver and one bronze medals.
Georgian judoka Varlam Liparteliani has won the silver at the World Judo Championship.
In the final bout in the 100kg category, Liparteliani was defeated by the Japanese judoka Aaron Wolf. The match was extremely close and ended with only one point separating the gold and silver medalists.
A street in the town of Brunete, Spain, has been named after Georgian Judoka Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, who competed for Spain at the world judo championship in Baku in September and emerged with a gold medal, becoming the first in the history of Spain to do so in the sport.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has published an upgraded world ranking list of senior male judokas.
Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili has topped the new world rating of International Judo Federation after the completion of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam.