Shalva Gogoladze visited the basketball team's training session
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Shalva Gogoladze visited the Georgian men's national basketball team during their training session. The Deputy Minister attended the evening training session at the Tbilisi Sports Palace on February 18 and wished the basketball players success ahead of the upcoming matches.
Before the training session began, Shalva Gogoladze met with the leadership of the Georgian National Basketball Federation at the Sports Palace to discuss issues related to the national team. He also spoke with the players prior to the training and wished them success in the matches against Switzerland and Serbia.
The Georgian national team will play its first match of the FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers against Switzerland in Tbilisi on February 20, and will face the Serbian national team in Belgrade on February 23. As a host nation, Georgia has already secured a spot in the European Championship; however, the qualifying matches are extremely important for building the team and increasing its competitiveness. The match against Switzerland will start on February 20 at 19:00 at the Sports Palace.
