There were protests on Sunday, July 27, in front of the Tbilisi Olympic Sports Palace, Georgia, due to the participation of the Russian national team in the World Championship dedicated to this sport. The protesters burned the flag of Russia.
The locals and Ukrainians who live in Georgia went out with banners and slogans, condemning the participation of the aggressor country representatives in international competitions, writes Glavkom.
“They fight in Tbilisi and kill in Ukraine”
Protesters displayed banners on which messages like: “They fight in Tbilisi and kill in Ukraine”, “Sport is above politics? Tell that to those killed in the war““The white flag of Russia belongs to the battlefield, not the fencing track ” and “Russian pigs, you are not welcome here! Today they are fireworks – tomorrow they will be Grade rockets ”, reports Ukrainska Pravda.
The last banner referred to an incident that took place on Sunday, July 27, when in front of the hotel where the Russian athletes were housed, fireworks were lit, and the protesters burned a Russian flag.
The protesters set fire to the flag of Russia. Photo capture video x
The World Fencing Championship 2025 is held until July 30. A significant number of athletes “Neutri” From Russia and Belarus were admitted to the tournament.
These include Sofya Velikaya – Major in the Russian army, Yana Egorian – Lieutenant and Laureate of the medals of the Ministry of Defense of Russia to strengthen military cooperation and Olga Nikitina – non -commissioned office in the Russian army.
Previously, the Ukrainian fencing Vlada Kharkova won its first gold medal at the World Championship, triumphing in the individual female sample. Other medals for Ukraine have already been provided by Nikita Koshman, a semifinalist in the male sword, and Alina Komashchuk, who reached the semifinals of the female sword.
