On April 9-16, Georgian national athletics team will represent four staffs at European championship, which is to be held in Antalya. The coaches Avtandil Gakhikidze and Aleko Nozadze will take Davit Kharatishvili (77kg), Raul Tsirekidze (85kg), Aludan Managadze (105kg) and Irakli Turmanidze (+105kg) in Turkey. Vano Grikurov head coach of the team will not attend European championship this time. He is training Gia Machavariani leader of the team for Olympic Games. Machavariani is having individual trainings for London Olympics and that’s why coaches have not called him up for Antalya.
Before hosting European championship, Antalya hosts congress of European athletics federation and presidential elections. Kakhi Kakhniashvili vice-president of Georgian athletics federation will participate in this congress.
On April 10 Georgian athletes leave for Turkey. On April 12 Kharatishvili starts competition, on April 13 Tsirekidze, on April 14-Managadze and on May 15 Turmanidze.
 

Otar Maglakelidze