News - Georgian National Olympic Committee

30 November 2011

In Wrestling We Should Aim At Least At 12 Olympic Licenses

Ever since Gia Natsvlishvili was elected the President of Georgian National Olympic Committee, he established close relations with national federations, arranged regular meetings with their members and customarily discussed future plans and prospects.

25 November 2011

In Latvia on Team Practice Session

Tomorrow the team of Georgian National Luge Team along with its chief coach and President of national Luge Federation Felix Kumaritashvili are leaving for Latvia for team practice session, which is financed by the International Luge Federation in response to the request of Georgian National Olympic Committee.

24 November 2011

Gia Natsvlishvili: Olympic Medal in Weightlifting Is Achievable

Today, the press conference at the headquarters of Georgian National Olympic Committee summed up the performance of Georgian athletes at the World Weightlifting Championship in Paris.

21 November 2011

Just One Medal in Amsterdam

This weekend the Capital of the Netherlands hosted the tournament of Grande Prix in Judo, in which ten Georgian Judo wrestlers participated. The performance of the trainees of Coach Peter Zeizenbacher was unconvincing and as a result, our team managed to win only one medal.

18 November 2011

We Got No License in Birmingham

In Birmingham, England, the 22nd World Trampolining Championship, where the licenses for London-2012 Olympic Games were distributed, two Georgian athletes Luba Gelovani and Tengiz Koshkadze suffered a major setback.

14 November 2011

Three Olympic Licenses Retained

Six Georgian athletes participated in the World Licensing Weight Lifting Championship in Paris. Among them the best was Gia Machavariani (105kg), silver medalist of this year's European Championship. He lifted 187kg in a clean and jerk, winning minor Bronze Medal and snatched 222kg.

01 November 2011

International Seminar and Trainer Courses in Athletics

By initiative and financing of International Olympic Solidarity and Georgian National Olympic Committee along with the support of International Athletics Federation, 22 Georgian specialists of the ‘Queen of Sport' participated in international courses for coaches, which was conducted by Turkish instructor Mehmet Kale.

01 November 2011

Announcement of Georgian National Olympic Committee

Under the aegis of Georgian National Olympic Committee, GEONOC plans to conduct international competition ‘Sport and Art', dedicated to the upcoming London Summer Olympic Games. Its basic aim is to promote Olympic principles and ideals of Olympic Charter.

24 October 2011

Sports and Olympism: Innovation from Imereti Region Aimed at Making Champions Familiar to Children

Imereti regional organization of Georgian National Olympic Committee, together with the sport schools of Kutaisi, has launched the project ‘Sport and Olympism'.

20 October 2011

Seminar on ‘Olympic Education and Sport Management’

The seminar titled ‘Olympic Education and Sport Management' continued for three days at the GEONOC office. It was organized by the Georgian National Olympic Committee and the Olympic Solidarity of International Olympic Committee. The issue of preparing for the ‘Tbilisi-2015' Olympic Festival was discussed in addition to the agenda of the conference.