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Georgia

Georgian Wrestling head released on bail after ‘assaulting wrestler’

by OC Media

•3 min read

The president of the Georgian National Wrestling Federation, Gega Gegeshidze, has been arrested on charges of assault after a video was broadcasted of him hitting European wrestling champion Zurab Datunashvili in the face with a metal object. Datunashvili has called for Gegeshidze’s resignation, but many other wrestlers have come out in support of the federation president, insisting he is innocent despite the video evidence. The video, obtained by opposition-leaning TV channel Rustavi 2,

2008 August War

Backlash against Georgian wrestlers follows month of ‘Russia controversies’

by OC Media

•6 min read

Georgia’s national wrestling team made headlines on Friday after a photo was published online of the team wearing T-shirts of a North Ossetian MP to the background of the Russian flag. The backlash follows a series of controversies around the 10th anniversary of the August War, including in restaurant chain Machakhela, nightclub Bassiani, and with Radio Free Europe’s Georgian service. The photo was first published by Georgian news website On.ge on Thursday. It showed several wrestlers and t

Ingushetia

Ingushetia to create ‘hooligan database’

by OC Media

•1 min read

Head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has ordered that a database be created of aggressive sport fans. He gave this order on 15 June to the Secretary of the Security Council Ahmed Dzeitov. Yevkurov says that having such database will allow police to counter possible disorder at sports events. ‘It is necessary to create a database of people whose behaviour is not appropriate for a fan, and to keep their surnames. Thus, when they appear in other competitions, they will be singled out. In th