On March 17, 2011 the Olympic champions visited Ilia State University and attended the lecture on “Sport and Olympic History” delivered by Vaja Danelia. The meeting was initiated and organized by the administration of the college of sport. The ISU students appreciated the meeting as an exceptional day for the college. 

The delegation was represented by the legendary sportsmen in Gymnastics such as Ms. Mzia Jugheli and Mr. Robert Shavlakhadze.  Ms. Mzia Jugheli is a winner of the Helsinki Olympic Games (1952), silver prize owner, eight-time champion of the Soviet Union and the Honored Master of Sports. Robert Shavlakadze is a gold medal winner at the Rome Olympiad in high jumping (1960), bronze medal winner of the European Championship, seven-time champion of the games of the Soviet countries and the champion of Soviet the Union, five-time champion of international tournaments and the Honored Master of Sports. 

The Olympic champions recalled the most important and key episodes of their sport biographies and answered the questions. The guests were welcomed by Ilia Mirianashvili and Vitali Zamtaradze, lecturers of basketball and wrestling, Mamia Tugushi, Doctor of Pedagogy and Darejan Kobalashvili, Dean of the College of Sports. 

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