Armenia–Georgia Relations
Kobakhidze and Pashinyan meet ahead of National League play-off
The next match between the Armenian and Georgian national football teams will be held in Tbilisi on Sunday.
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Akhmat Kadyrov
Analysis | How Kadyrov uses ‘the Path of Akhmat’ in sports to cement his rule in Chechnya
In Chechnya, sport is distinctly political. Whether rubbing shoulders with athletes or sending his sons out into the ring, Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov uses training and competitive sports to bolster his public image, construct a national identity that suits his aims, and secure the future of his regime. UFC280 fight night was a hotly anticipated event amongst mixed martial arts (MMA) enthusiasts in the Caucasus. The night, organised by the world’s largest MMA promotion company, was headli
Crime
Georgia’s first-ever olympic gold medalist charged with premeditated murder
Zurab Zviadauri, a former member of Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party, Olympic medalist, and prominent judoka has been charged with premeditated murder after an altercation in which he allegedly shot a man dead. Zviadauri attended his brother’s funeral on 19 August while handcuffed and closely monitored by a prison guard. The Olympic judo gold medalist, who served as a Georgian Dream MP from 2012-2016, was charged after allegedly killing a man in a 16 August shootout that resulted in
Georgia
Top Georgian rugby official reportedly shoots player
Georgian rugby player Ramaz Kharazishvili has been shot in Tbilisi, reportedly by one of the country’s top rugby union officials. The Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday evening that they had arrested the Vice President of the Georgian Rugby Union, Merab Beselia, for allegedly shooting Zharazishvili in the leg. The Interior Ministry said they had launched an investigation for ‘intentional less grave bodily injury’ and illegal arms possession. Kharazishvili, 32, is a former captain of
football
Georgia gripped by investigation into death of young footballer
The death of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili in Georgia has gripped the country for weeks, with questions raised over the official investigation. Shakarashvili, 19, who played for FC Saburtalo’s youth team, was found dead on 22 June in the River Aragvi, about 30 kilometres north of the capital Tbilisi. According to investigators, Shakarashvili died after he and his friends were attacked by several groups of young men as they were on their way home from a party. The case has re
Domestic Violence
Georgian tennis star Nikoloz Basilashvili charged with attacking ex-wife
Georgian professional tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been charged with attacking his ex-wife, Neka Dorokashvili, in the presence of their young child. Basilashvili, who is ranked 27th in the world, was arrested on 22 May and released on ₾100,000 ($31,000) bail by Tbilisi City Court. Tbilisi City Court will start hearing the case on 16 July. If found guilty, Basilashvili faces up to three years in prison. Dorokashvili has accused her ex-husband of assaulting her throughout their m
Daghestan
Voice | ‘I’m not a girl, I’m an athlete’
When Patima Ayshalova came to the boxing gym, she was told, ‘I do not train girls’. One year later, she was one of Daghestan’s top boxers and had earned the title Master of Sport. ‘While my dad was alive, at night, he and my uncle used to watch fights on the telly. It was still black-and-white back then, they would connect the antenna to it and watch, meanwhile I thought: how they can watch this and when it is going to end? Later, I didn’t even understand how I, myself, started watching fil
