Three-time Olympic champion, seven-time world champion, and seven-time European champion, Mr. Lasha Talakhadze was elected, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, the new President of the Georgian Weightlifting Federation for the next four years, by the unanimous vote of the 55 delegates present at the congress in Tbilisi. Ms. Rusudani Muradashvili was reconfirmed for the position of Secretary General of the national weightlifting governing body.
Talakhadze takes over from another legend of our sport, the well-known, Mr. Kakhi Kakhiashvili, triple Olympic champion from Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, who will continue his excellent work within the Georgian Federation as Vice President, alongside Mr. Irakli Turmanidze, Olympic bronze medallist in Rio 2016 and Mr. Nodar Sirbilashvili, both also confirmed as Vice Presidents.
Kakhiashvili thanked everyone for the hard work over the past ten years and wished the newly elected President Talakhadze much success in his mandate.
During the elections of the Weightlifting Federation of Georgia, Executive Board ordinary members were also elected, the complete structure of the new governing body being the following:
- Talakhadze Lasha – President
- Kakhiashvili Kakhi – Vice President
- Turmanidze Irakli – Vice President
- Asanidze George – EB Member
- Gakhokidze Avtandil – EB Member
- Talakhadze Koba – EB Member
- Tvalodze Ilia – EB Member
- Antauri Zurab – EB Member
- Lomtadze Malkhaz – EB Member
- Chikovani Gocha – EB Member
- Mishvelidze Shota – EB Member
- Tsirekidze Rauli – EB Member
- Kharatashvili Davit – EB Member
- Tchintcharauli Giorgi – EB Member
- Khuzaurashvili Nugzar – EB Member
- Nodar Sirbilashvili – Vice President (Not EB Member)
Along with the weightlifting family from Georgia, representatives of the Ministry of Sports and the National Olympic Committee also participated in the Congress.
During the meeting, thanks were also extended to the IWF and EWF for their support and good friendship relations.
The EWF Executive Board extends sincere congratulations to Lasha Talakhadze for his new position and to Rusudani Muradashvili for her reconfirmation as Secretary General and, at the same time, extends special thanks to Kakhi Kakhiashvili for his sustained contribution to the development of sports nationally and internationally, rejoicing that the triple Olympic champion will continue to be part of the leadership of the Federation.
Congratulations to the new Executive Board of the Georgian Weightlifting Federation, and best of luck with the ongoing and future projects.