Gov’t offers financial reward to Rio Olympic winners
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The Government of Georgia will financially reward athletes who won medals at the Rio Summer Olympic Games.
The decree, issued by the Government, stated winners of an Olympic gold in weightlifting Lasha Talakhadze and Vladimer Khinchegashvili in freestyle wrestling would receive $75,000 USD, winner of the Olympic silver in judo Varlam Liparteliani would receive $45,000 USD and the three winners of an Olympic bronzan medal will get $30,000 USD each.
The three Georgian athletes who won bronze medals were Shmagi Bolkvadze in Greco-Roman wrestling, Lasha Shavdatuashvili in judo and Irakli Turmanidze in weightlifting.
This year 40 athletes – 30 men and 10 women – competed in 13 disciplines at the Rio Olympics.
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.
Georgian judoka Varlam Liparteliani won the country's first silver several minutes ago at the Rio Olympic Games.
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.
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.
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.
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 Olympic heroes have arrived home to jubilant scenes after two weeks of intense sporting competition at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games.
Last night Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met Georgia’s 40 Olympic athletes including seven medalists who brought home two gold, one silver and four bronze medals.