A Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili defeated a Senegalese judoka, Mbagnick Ndiaye and qualified for the 1/4 finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Guram Tushishvili will next face legendary Teddy Riner from France.

Georgian debutant judoka Sopo Somkhishvili (+78 kg) lost against experienced French judoka Romane Dicko.

The Georgian judo team has three medals. Lasha Bekauri (90 kg category), the Tokyo Olympic Games Champion, won Georgia’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, and Tato Grigalashvili (81 kg) and Ilia Sulamanidze secured silver medals.