Lasha Bekauri is a two-time Olympic champion

Judoka Lasha Bekauri is a two-time Olympic champion. He defeated the Japanese Sanshiro Murao in the final and brought the first gold medal to the Georgian national team.

Bekauri beat Japan's Sanshiro Murao 2:1 with a vazar 4 seconds before the end of the main time.

Let's remind you, until now, Georgia had one medal. Three-time world champion, Tato Grigalashvili brought the silver medal to the Georgian national team at the Paris Olympics.

For information, 28 athletes from Georgia will compete in 10 sports (trampoline jumping, Greco-Roman style wrestling, freestyle wrestling, boxing, athletics, shot put, fencing, swimming, weightlifting, judo) in the 33rd Summer Olympic Games.