The Awarding Ceremony of the world's best weightlifter - Olympic, World and European champion, the world records man, Lasha Talakhadze was held at the Rustaveli Theater yesterday on 7th of May, 2018. In addition, the best female athlete Spanish Lydia Valentin was awarded in Tbilisi. Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili personally handed over the main prize to the 2017 world's best weightlifters.
The Awarding Ceremony of the world's best weightlifter - Olympic, World and European champion, the world records man, Lasha Talakhadze was held at the Rustaveli Theater yesterday on 7th of May, 2018. In addition, the best female athlete Spanish Lydia Valentin was awarded in Tbilisi. Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili personally handed over the main prize to the 2017 world's best weightlifters.
The event was attended by the President of International Weightlifting Federation, Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Culture and Sport, and other members of Government of Georgia. Top Management of “Rompetrol” from Romania has arrived for this special day to Georgia. The company representatives, Chief Executive Officer of the KazMunayGaz International Group owning the brand Rompetrol, Zhanat Tussupbekov, and General Director of "Rompetrol Georgia" Zamanbek Mirzayanov personally congratulated Lasha Talakhadze and Lidia Valentin for their victory.
“Rompetrol is supporting Weightlifting Federations in every country where it operates. We are extremely happy to have such a high-level awarding ceremony hosted by Georgia. Once again, we congratulate Lasha Talakhadze and the Georgian Weightlifting Federation with such a great success, we are proud that the strongest weightlifter of the world is Georgian! "- said the General Director of “Rompetrol Georgia” Zamanbek Mirzayanov.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to hold the award ceremony in Tbilisi. It should be noted that this kind of Awarding Ceremony was held in Georgia for the first time. Until now, not a single International Sports Federation has ever held the best sportsman awarding ceremony in any kind of sport in Georgia.
Noteworthy, that it is the first time when the Georgian weightlifter wins the poll of International Weightlifting Federation for the best weightlifter of the world that is being conducted since 1982.
"Rompetrol Georgia" is the general sponsor and an active fan of Georgian Weightlifting Federation for several years, thus one of the supporters of the mentioned event.