Russia Condemns Protest Against Its ‘Neutral’ Fencers in Tbilisi as ‘Russophobic Antics’ - Civil Georgia
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Russia Condemns Protest Against Its ‘Neutral’ Fencers in Tbilisi as ‘Russophobic Antics’ - Civil Georgia
The Russian diplomatic outpost in Georgia condemned what it called “yet another Russophobic antics” by a “well-known group of politically motivated individuals” targeting Russian athletes participating under neutral status in the World Fencing Championship in Tbilisi. The statement from the Russian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy in Georgia followed a July 27 rally outside Tbilisi’s Sports Palace, where protesters condemned the participat…
On July 27, protests were held in Tbilisi against the participation of Russian athletes in the World Fencing Championships. The rally began at the New Sports Palace under the slogan “17 Russian soldiers in Antsukhelidze's homeland” (Georgy Antsukhelidze died during the Russian-Georgian war in 2008). The protesters also held posters with the words “They fencing in Tbilisi, but they kill in Ukraine”, “Is sports above politics? Say it to the dead” …


The fol hope gave way to a huge disappointment for the Strasbourgeois sabreuses, this Sunday at Tbilisi's fencing Worlds. Qualified for the quarter-finals, Sarah Noucha, Sara Balzer and Tuscany Tori all bowed to a victory of a sure medal and a triple that would have been historic. The gentlemen's spelts, they all disappeared from the 16th of the final.
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