Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
15-08-2021
Tokyo 2020

The XXXII Summer Olympic Games are over ... Georgia took the 33rd place among 206 delegations in the team standings ... This is not only a historic result for Georgia (we have not won 8 medals in one Olympics so far), this is a very high rate and if not a little misfortune and a few misunderstandings, Georgia would be even ahead! Motto: "Better than Rio" - done! Georgian sports fan speaks with regret today: we could have done more ... we were oppressed ... we were not lucky !!! Yes, we could ... we were oppressed ... we were not lucky !!! And these words first of all refer to Sandro Bazadze, a Georgian fencer, who fascinated everyone with his struggle, generosity, devotion, but everyone saw what happened, you can not deceive people. Not only Georgians, but fans of all countries saw it, at least those who wanted what happened. Many were convinced, many believed, many heard that the 28-year-old Georgian with his distinctive manner is one of the best fencers in the world today. Sandro Bazadze competed on July 24, the second day after the opening at the “Makuhari Messe” Exhibition Center in Tokyo. The Olympic Games, in which the strongest athletes come out, are different and different from other tournaments. The sabre fencing competition between men was no exception, when the favorites lost in the initial stages. Sandro was physically and morally prepared for the Olympics, which seemed to him in the very first fight, defeating the talented Egyptian Mohab Samer convincingly 15-10. The next opponent was the Egyptian Ziad El-Sissy, who sensationally defeated the member of the team of the Russian Olympic Committee Veniamin Reshetnikov. However, it did not turn out to be difficult for Sandro to defeat another Egyptian fencer. He won the fight 15-12. The expected confrontation took place according to the draw in the quarterfinals, Sandro Bazadze against the number one fencer from South Korea-Oh Sanguk. For the recognized as the strongest fencer korean , this was the first Olympics and he was considered by experts to be the main favorite. The Georgian fencer fought a tense battle with a small advantage and won 15-13 ... After defeating the main favorite, for the final trip Sandro Bazadze had to defeat very experienced the two-time Olympic champion, Hungarian Aron Szilagyi, who made it very easy to reach the semifinals, but later it turned out that Sandro's referees were fighting against him as well. By universal admission, at 13:13 the referees made a mistake ... and finally it ended 13:15. The Georgian fencer, without any spirit left , competed for the bronze medal and lost to another South Korean Kim Jung-hwan 11:15. Finally, Sandro Bazadze finished his second Olympics in the fourth place. With this result, the Georgian fencer moved to the fourth position in the world ranking. Tokyo 2020 is over, the main battles are ahead, today Sandro is stronger than a month ago.For an athlete who lives by fencing with his family, it is inconceivable not to make the right conclusions and not to fulfill the new motto of the GOC "better than in Tokyo"! Good luck to Sandro Bazadze, there is a new adventure ahead called Paris 2024 ....