- Silver medallists reported to have been sightseeing with friend
- Vazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili told to go
Two Georgian silver medalists were told to leave the Olympics after breaking Covid-19 rules by going sightseeing, it has emerged. According to reports, the juduka Vazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili met up with a mutual friend in Japan and were seen taking photos while wearing their team kit.
A Georgian official said they had not planned to break rules set out in the official playbook. “No one stopped them at the exit, so they thought that they could go outside,” he added. “They wanted just to have a bit of open air, to relax after a tough day of competition, after a tough lockdown period.”