Georgian gold medalists at Tokyo Olympics to receive 1 mln GEL from state
35 Georgian Olympic and paralympic athletes have sworn in ahead of departure to Tokyo. Photo: Yoshio Tsunoda/Aflo/Shutterstock
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Georgian athletes will receive 1 million GEL from the state if they win gold medals at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.
I am deeply sure that we will hear the hymn of Georgia very many times in Tokyo under our national flag”, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has addressed the athletes earlier today.
A total of 35 athletes will participate in eleven games in the Tokyo Olympics between July 23 and August 8.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has tweeted:
Good luck to all our athletes that will compete in Tokyo! Make us proud, we’re all counting on you! ???? ???????? #Paralympics #Olympics pic.twitter.com/FF2WGKNHhO
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) July 10, 2021
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