Georgia at Tokyo Olympics: swimmer Mariam Imnadze tests positive for coronavirus
The ceremony on Friday, which welcomed over 200 national team and committee line-ups in Tokyo, saw the Georgian squad led by flag-bearers Nino Salukvadze and Lasha Talakhadze. Photo: Embassy of Georgia in US
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Georgian female freestyle swimmer Mariam Imnadze, who is one of the 34 athletes competing at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, has tested positive for Covid-19.
Imnadze thus will not be able to participate in the Olympics that kicked off in Tokyo yesterday.
Other athletes have already taken part in their respective competitions today.
Georgia’s one and only fencer at the Tokyo Olympics, Sandro Bazadze, took the fourth place.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s number one tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated his Spanish rival Roberto Carballes. Basilashvili will face Lorenzo Sonego on July 26. Photo: Georgian National Olympic Committee
Boxer Eskerkhan Madiev has also defeated his Cuban rival Lorenzo Sotomayor in the 69 kg category. Madiev will face Shadiri Bwogi on July 27.
The Georgian competitors aim to improve on the previous Olympic medal haul of two gold, one silver and four bronze at the 2016 competition, where the country was represented by 40 entrants.
Sandro Bazardze, Georgia’s one and only fencer at the Tokyo Olympics has entered the semi-finals by handing a defeat to his Korean rival Sanguk Oh in sabre.
Georgia's late Olympic athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili was remembered among fellow competitors who died in competition, as the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo officially launched on Friday.
Georgian athletes will receive 1 million GEL from the state if they win gold medals at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. A total of 35 athletes will participate in eleven games in the Tokyo Olympics between July 23 and August 8.
Georgia has reported 2,061 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 31,204 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 2,061 new cases 1,030 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Georgian judoka Vazha Margvelashvili has claimed the country’s very first silver medal at the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says Margvelashvili has made whole country proud.
Georgian athletes have two medals after three days of competition at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, while tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has reached the Last 16 round in the Japanese capital.
Georgia's Eskerkhan Madiev is in the quarterfinals of the boxing competition at the Summer Olympic Games, while Tato Grigalashvili, winner of the Doha World Judo Masters earlier this year, is out of judo competition in Tokyo.
Georgia will be represented by 34 athletes competing in 11 sports at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, with the competitors receiving a formal send-off ceremony in Tbilisi on the weekend.