Lasha Shavdatuashvili climbed the Olympic pedestal for the second time in a row. This time he gained bronze.

“After London Olympics I changed the weight. I moved to 73 kg from 66 kg and getting used to was very difficult. I worked and fought hard and I am happy that my hard work was appreciated. It’s a matter of course, I thought about becoming champion, but I think the bronze medal is a great result. Gaining any kind of medal is a great success at Olympics. I am glad that this is the first medal for Georgia on such important day – August 8. Also, I beat the Russian on my way. I would like to thank everyone who helped me to reach this result,” – said Shavdatuashvili to “World Sport”.

Otar Maglakelidze, special correspondent of worldsport.ge in Rio de Janeiro