Mikheil Batiashvili hosted the triumphant athletes of the European Youth Judo Championship

The members of the youth judo team, who returned from the European Championship, were hosted at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport. Minister Mikheil Batiashvili congratulated the triumphant athletes on their successful performance.

The meeting held at the Ministry was attended by athletes and coaches, along with Deputy Minister Shalva Gogoladze, Chairman of the Parliament's Sports and Youth Affairs Committee Mikheil Kavelashvili, and President of the Judo Federation Giorgi Atabegashvili.

During the meeting, discussions focused on the past European Championship and the upcoming World Championship, which will be hosted by Morocco in October. Mikheil Batiashvili pledged full state support to the judokas and the Federation, noting that the Ministry will do everything possible for Georgian athletes to achieve even greater success.

To recap, at the European Youth Championship concluded in Finland, Georgian judokas won 6 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals in individual competitions. In the overall team classification, our team took first place, while in the team competition, the united Georgian girls' and boys' team became bronze medalists.

It is noteworthy that all European champions are participants in the Judo Federation's program "Olympic Challenge – Tokyo 2020," headed by David Kevkhishvili and with Lasha Gujejiani as the head coach, alongside coach Giga Bochorishvili.