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BRICS games - occupied regions at the alternative Olympics

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SMARTLOG: Logistic Company in Abkhazia

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Bus Service Between Sokhumi and Nalchik Will be Resumed

The bus service between Abkhazia and Kabardino-Balkaria will be resumed on November 14. The bus service was interrupted in December last year and in connection with the liquidation of the Kabalkavtotrans-1438 state unitary carrier enterprise.

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Tskhinvali Hosted the Winners of the Tokyo Olympics

The coach of the Russian national freestyle wrestling team, Dzambolat Tedeev, the Tokyo Olympic champion from North Ossetia, Zaurbek Sidakov, and the winners - Arthur Naifonov and Sergey Kozyrev, were greeted with honors in Tskhinvali. Soslan Ramonov, the owner of the Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro, also arrived in Tskhinvali.

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Russian Minister of Sports Visited Sokhumi

The Russian Minister of Sports, Oleg Matytsinvisited Abkhazia. The “President,” Aslan Bzhania hosted the Minister of Sports and his deputy, Odes Beysultanov. From the Abkhaz side, Jemal Gubaz, the Chairman of the State Committee for Youth and Sports, also participated in the meeting.

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Abkhaz Wrestler Will Compete in the European Boxing Championship in Tbilisi on Behalf of Russia

An Abkhaz wrestler, Sair Kacharava, will compete in the European Boxing Championship on behalf of a Russian team. As the de facto State Committee for Youth and Sports of Abkhazia reports on its Facebook page the championship will be held in Georgia on July 1-13.

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Football News from Abkhazia: The Amateur League and the St. Petersburg Tournament

In Sokhumi, the Amateur Football League games began on June 5. Tarash Khagba, the President of the Football Federation, and Kiagua Kvaratskhelia, the Director of the Amateur Football League, discussed the participation of Abkhaz players in the St. Petersburg tournament.

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Abkhaz Athlete Set a Russian Weightlifting Record

An ethnic Abkhaz Elkan Gvazava, who competed in the weight category up to 61 kg set a Russian record at the Russian Weightlifting Championship among men and women. The Championship took place in Khanty-Mansiysk on June 1-8.

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Sports in Abkhazia: Challenges and Russia's Role in Abkhazia's Sport Development

Author: Nika Kratsashvili

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Sports in the Tskhinvali Region: Challenges and Russia's role in the Region's Sport Development

Author: Nika Kratsashvili

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Vitaly Daraselia - Georgians and Abkhazians Hero

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Football Club of Tskhinvali Participates in a Championship of North Ossetian

Tskhinvali Football Club (Цхинвал) takes part in the North Ossetian football championship. Due to the pandemic, the Tskhinvali team did not participate in the championship last year. According to the coach of Tskhinvali FC, Soslan Kochiev, in the first game with one of the leaders of last year, Shield of Ossetia FC (Щит Осетии), the club won with a score of 2: 1.

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The Zenit Football Club of the Russian Federation Opens a Branch of Youth Academy in Abkhazia

On March 27, a branch of the Zenit Russian football club youth academy was solemnly opened in the Sokhumi Philharmonic Hall. The de facto President, Aslan Bzhania, the “Mayor” of Sokhumi, Beslan Eshba, and the Zenit representatives attended the event. Bzhania thanked Elena Ilyukhina, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and Alexander Medvedev, the General Director of the club, for their support of the young footballers of Abkhazia.

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Sports News of the Week in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region: Success of Abkhazian Boxers

During the week, Abkhazian and Ossetian athletes competed in various tournaments in Russia, including boxing and freestyle wrestling.

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St. Petersburg Rowing Slalom Team is Training in Abkhazia

A rowing slalom team from St. Petersburg will hone their skills on the river Bzip, the Gagra district, Abkhazia, until March 30. According to a coach Natalia Rogova, the decision to train in Abkhazia and prepare for future competitions was based on the experience of her colleague, Nadezhda Kostyleva, who herself trained on the river Bzip in 1988.

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