Tbilisi to Host European Weightlifting Championship 2015

Kakhi Kakhiashvili, golden Olympic medalist of Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
Agenda.ge, 21 Oct 2013 - 00:00, Tbilisi,Georgia

European Weightlifting Championship will be held in Tbilisi in April 2015. The decision was made by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) during the European Youth Championship held in Tallinn, Estonia.

While making this decision, EWF took into consideration Georgian athletes success. Georgia has three Olympic champions, two silver medal and one bronze medal holders in Olympic game history. EWF sent a congratulation letter to the Weightlifting Federation of Georgia (GWF) today.

"This tournament will make weightlifting more popular in Georgia; besides, during this championship, we will also purchase many other sports implements, so for the next 15 years we will not have to think about it anymore, RamazGurgenidze, Secretary General of the GWF, says.

Georgia applied to the EWF in 2012.