The Minister congratulated the young judoka on their historic success!
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Mikheil Batiashvili, together with Deputy Minister Shalva Gogoladze, met with the members of the Georgian youth national team who successfully returned from the World Championship at the Ministry and congratulated them on their historic victory.
At the World Youth Championship held in Marrakech, Morocco, young Georgian judoka won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal in the individual competition, taking second place in the team standings after Japan in terms of the number of medals. In the team tournament, our team became the bronze medalist.
It is noteworthy that for the first time in history, Eter Liparteliani (-57 kg) won the World Youth Champion title and became the first female Georgian world judo champion. Vladimir Akhalkatsi (-81 kg) and Lasha Bekauri (-90 kg) claimed the world champion titles, while Ilia Sulamanidze (-100 kg) became the silver medalist and Tato Grigalashvili (-81 kg) became the bronze medalist.
Along with the members and coaches of the youth national team, the meeting with the Minister was attended by Giorgi Atabegashvili, President of the Judo Federation, Elguja Berishvili, First Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee, and Mamuka Khabareli, Vice-President.
Veteran judoka who also achieved success at the World Veterans Championship held in Marrakech attended the meeting along with the youth.
Gold - Eter Liparteliani (-57 kg)
Gold - Vladimir Akhalkatsi (-81 kg)
Gold - Lasha Bekauri (-90 kg)
Silver - Ilia Sulamanidze (-100 kg)
Bronze - Tato Grigalashvili (-81 kg)
Bronze - Georgian National Team (Team)
