Debutant judoka Sopo Somkhishvili gains first victory at Paris Olympics
Debutant judoka Sopo Somkhishvili gains first victory at Paris Olympics

Georgian debutant judoka Sopo Somkhishvili (+78 kg) triumphed in her first match at the 2024 Paris Olympics by defeating German opponent Renee Lught.

Sopo Somkhishvili will next face experienced French judoka Romane Dicko.

Georgian judoka Sophio Somkhishvili became the European Cadet Champion in 2017 in Kaunas.

The Georgian judo team has three medals. Lasha Bekauri (90 kg category), the Tokyo Olympic Games Champion, won Georgia’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, and Tato Grigalashvili (81 kg) and Ilia Sulamanidze secured silver medals.