The President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili awarded members of the national judo team, their coaches and the leadership of the Judo Federation with Orders and Medals of Honor, based on the joint nomination of Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia and Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of Parliament of Georgia.

By decision of the Prime Minister, the national judo team of Georgia will receive a monetary award of 1 million GEL in recognition of their World Championship title.

“Sport is one of the fields where we can raise our national flag at the highest level and perform our national anthem with pride. Thank you for the great joy you have brought us. We often say that Georgia enjoys profound success in sports. For the first time, we have simultaneously become world and European champions in the mixed team competition. We currently hold both titles, and for that, we are especially grateful. We are working actively to promote the development of sports across the country. One of our key initiatives is the establishment of multifunctional sports centers nationwide. These centers will foster both mass participation in sports and high-performance athletics. Judo will be given special attention in the final development plan of these multifunctional centers,” stated the Prime Minister of Georgia.

In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the country, Eter Liparteliani, member of the Georgian women’s national judo team and world champion, was awarded the Order of Queen Tamar.

For their historic achievements in sport, the Order of Honor was awarded to: Giorgi Sardalashvili, Luka Maisuradze, Mikheil Bakhbakhashvili, Mariam Chanturia, Sophio Somkhishvili, Eter Askilashvili, Kakhaber Motsradze, coach of the women’s national judo team; Giorgi Atabegashvili, Vice President of the Judo Federation; National team doctors Avtandil Telia and Giorgi Mgeladze.

Medals of Honor were awarded to: Giorgi Jabniashvili, Irakli Demetrashvili, Saba Inaneishvili, Nino Loladze, Nodar Metreveli, national team coach; Levan Nozadze, President of the Judo Federation; Giorgi Kazalikashvili, national team physician.