Rio 2016 Olympics: Georgian athletes depart for Brazil
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Georgian leaders, the country’s legendary sportsmen and the general public have gathered to encourage the Georgian Olympic delegation before they leave for Brazil today.
Today also marked the Olympic oath-taking ceremony at Tbilisi Olympic Park.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili addressed the Georgian Olympic team and wished them success and many victories in their upcoming sporting challenges.
The PM stressed Georgia will make history at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, as a record number of athletes would represent the country at this year's prestigious sporting competition.
Forty Georgian athletes – 30 men and nine women – will compete in 13 disciplines at the Rio Olympics. These disciplines are:
- Judo,
- Freestyle wrestling,
- Greco-Roman wrestling,
- Athletics,
- Weightlifting,
- Archery,
- Shooting sport,
- Swimming,
- Trampolining,
- Rhythmic gymnastics,
- Fencing,
- Tennis,
- Canoeing.
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili also spoke at the ceremony and said he believed and hoped the Georgian national anthem would be heard multiple times in Brazil.
Brazil’s Ambassador in Georgia also attended the event.
The Georgian team heading to Rio de Janeiro will include two Olympic champions, two Olympic medal winners, four world champions as well as 19 European champions and prize-winners.
Of the group, 12 atheltes have taken part in previous Olympic Games, with three-time medal winning shooter Nino Salukvadze appearing at her eighth Olympic Games.
Georgia will make history at the upcoming Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games by sending its largest Olympic team involving a record number of who will represent the country at the prestigious sporting event.
The upcoming Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil will feature more Georgian athletes than any other Olympic event in independent Georgia's history.
A Georgian mother and son will soon make national history when they both compete at this years Olympic Games.
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili and First Lady Maka Chichua are heading to Brazil to attend the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Georgia’s record-breaking Olympic team is expanding – a weightlifter has secured a last-minute qualification for next months’ Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The national flag of Georgia is proudly flying in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where over the next two weeks 40 Georgian athletes will compete against the world’s best sportsmen and women in the hope of winning gold.
Georgia has been named as one of five nations whose outfit stood out at the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili wins bronze
Georgia has claimed its first medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili defeated European Champion Sagi Muki of Israel overnight in the bronze medal match.
Georgian judoka Varlam Liparteliani won the country's first silver several minutes ago at the Rio Olympic Games.
Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze, 22, has won the first gold for his country at the Rio Olympic Games and set a new world record in the clean and jerk.
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The Government of Georgia will financially reward athletes who won medals at the Rio Summer Olympic Games.
Several minutes ago Georgia’s freestyle Wrestler, Vladimer Khinchegashvili, won the country's second gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games, bringing the total medal count to six.
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