Georgian Olympic, Paralympic medal winners will be able to enroll in university without exams
Georgia finished the Tokyo Olympic Games with eight medals out of which two were gold, five silver and one bronze. Photo: Lelo.ge.
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Olympic and Paralympic champions and medalists as well as winners of World and European championships will be admitted to the State University of Physical Education and Sports without exams, the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science has announced.
Georgian Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli underscored the importance of the sportsmen’s work in the international arena and stated that ‘achieving the goal requires the greatest physical effort from each athlete, many hours of tiring training and full concentration,’ while explaining the government’s decision regarding the prize-winner sportsmen’s enrollment without exams in the university.
Their devoted work in honour of the country is a source of great joy and appreciation for fans. Therefore the government has decided to support athletes in the field of education,” Chkhenkeli stated.
The Ministry of Education and Science says that the ministry expresses its ‘greatest respect and gratitude towards them as their work is invaluable to the country.’
The Georgian government announced cash prizes in August for Georgian medalists at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Per the government’s decision, gold medalists from the Olympics received 1 million GEL, silver medalists 500,000 GEL and bronze medalists 250,000 GEL from the state.
Georgia finished the Tokyo Olympic Games with eight medals out of which two were gold, five silver and one bronze.
Georgian judokas Ina Kaldani and Revaz Chikoidze have won silver at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili congratulated both athletes on taking silver.
Georgian wheelchair fencer Nina Tibilashvili has won silver at the Tokyo Paralympic Games after losing 7:15 in the final to China’s Jing Bian.
Georgian medalists at the Tokyo Olympic Games will receive cash prizes for their victories from the state. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced at last night’s ceremony of welcoming the Georgian Olympic team that each gold medal winner will receive a money prize of 1 million GEL from the state, silver medalists will receive 500,000 GEL, while bronze medalists will receive 250,000 GEL.
The Georgian Olympic team has finished the Tokyo Olympic Games with a record number of medals in the country’s independence - two gold, five silver and one bronze. This year 35 athletes represented Georgia across 13 disciplines at the Tokyo Olympics.
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.
Georgian Olympic Champion Lasha Talakhadze will be enrolled in the State University of Physical Education and Sports without exams, Rector of the university Guram Dzagania told Interpressnews agency today.
The Georgian national Paralympic judo team has returned from the Egyptian Pyramids International Championships with four medals. Giorgi Gamjashvili, who competed in the 73 kg weight category and defeated his compatriot Bachuki Shelia in the final, took the ultimate prize of the tournament, with Shelia taking home the silver.
Georgian para-athletes earned five medals over two days at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup and European Taekwondo Championship, with the haul including two gold medals.
Georgian women’s wheelchair fencing team earned silver and bronze medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw on Thursday.
The Georgian national Paralympic judo team has returned from the European Judo Championships with six medals, the National Paralympic Committee said on Monday.
The Georgian national para judo team has claimed three medals at the World Judo Championships in Baku.