Leri Khabelov: Resignation of Gega Gegeshidze has not been discussed, while Zurab Datunashvili expressed desire to continue his career on behalf of other country

Resignation of Gega Gegeshidze has not been discussed, - Leri Khabelov, Chairman of the Olympic Committee, told journalists after the presidium meeting of the Wrestling Federation.

According to him, wrestler Zurab Datunashvili expressed desire to continue his career on behalf of other country.

"Zurab Datunashvili is our athlete and gets our scholarship. We want him to get a license of the Olympic Games. The presidium had the same opinion, but Datunashvili rejected the offer and said that he wanted to continue his career on behalf of other country. We will consider this issue, but I will not support the idea of Datunashvili competing against us.

As for Gega Gegeshidze, he apologized to Datunashvili today, but we have not discussed Gegeshidze’s resignation, as this issue is under consideration in the city court," Khabelov said.

The presidium session was held at the National Wrestling Federation today. One of the topics of the meeting was the incident that took place between wrestler Zurab Datunashvili and President of the Federation Gega Gegeshidze on January 11, which led to Gegeshidze’s arrest. However, later, the city court released Gega Gegeshidze on 5 000 GEL bail and he continues to serve as the President of the Wrestling Federation.