A New NBG Collector Coin for Rafael Chimishkyan: Governor Koba Gvenetadze Hands over the Special Gift to the Olympic Champion
Today, Governor Gvenetadze had
the pleasure of hosting special guests: Leri Khabelov, President of the
Georgian National Olympic Committee, Elguja Berishvili and Nino Salukvadze,
Vice-Presidents of the same Committee, Soso Giorgadze, Deputy Minister of
Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia and Irakli Dolaberidze, Head of the Sports Department, and Rafael
Chimishkyan, the Olympic Champion weightlifter from Georgia.
The NBG Governor offered honorary
guests a special surprise: a new collector coin dedicated to the Summer
Olympics. The Summer Olympics were to be held in Tokyo last year. However, due
to the consequences of the global pandemic (Covid-19), at the decision of the
International Olympic Committee the Olympic Games were rescheduled and will be
held in the summer of 2021. Importantly, the name of the event - "Tokyo
2020" has remained unchanged.
"I would like to extend my gratitude to the Georgian National Olympic Committee for their assistance in the coin creation process." Governor Gvenetadze stated. "I am highly honored to host Rafael Chimishkyan, the legendary double world - and six-time European champion today. He has been named Georgia's best weightlifter of the 20th century."