Five Georgian athletes will compete at the Paris Olympics today, August 2. The legendary Nino Salukvadze will try to achieve success at a distance of 25 meters. The best 8 out of 40 participants will go to the finals.
Judo meetings will start from 12:00. Women’s +78 kg weight category, Sofio Somkhishvili will meet Renee Lucht [Germany] in the 1/16 final stage.
Men’s +100 kg weight category Guram Tushishvili will defend the honor of Georgia. The Georgian will start in the tournament from the 1/8 finals, where he will meet the winner between the representatives of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. This fight will be the 14th in a row.
Lika Kharchilava will try to pass the qualification in 100 meters, where the best 3 will go to the next stage. Luba Golovina will perform in trampoline jumping, where the best 8 out of 16 participants will go to the final stage.