weightlifting

Georgian woman weightlifter sues coach of national team for sexual harassment

By | May 2nd, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Tatia Lortkipanidze. TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian weightlifter Tatia Lortkipanidze is suing the coach of the national team for sexual harassment. Lortkipanidze, who won a bronze medal in the 2018 European Championship, is also suing the weightlifting federation for discrimination, she said at a press conference on Thursday. At the press conference, she accused the federation of discrimination by [...]

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Miraculous weightlifter wins first Gold for Georgia in Rio, beating World Record

By | August 17th, 2016|Categories: Sport|Tags: , , , , |

Lasha Talakhadze scoring World Record.   TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian weightlifter competing in the heaviest, +105 kg, category won the country’s first Olympic gold in these summer games, setting a new world record, while his teammate from the same weight category won bronze. Lasha Talakhadze, […]

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