Kutaisi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia after Tbilisi and Batumi. Situated 221 kilometres west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, it is the capital of the western region of Imereti.
The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos, represents Georgia in men's international rugby union. The team is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union and takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship and the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.
FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football.
Igor Ivanovich Belanov or Ihor Ivanovych Bielanov is a Soviet and Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second in the team's history, behind Oleg Blokhin's 42. It should be considered that his first name is often spelled as Oleg on most of international rosters, particularly during his playing career.
FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. The team competes in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national football league system.
BC Dinamo Tbilisi is a professional basketball club that is based in Tbilisi, that plays in the Georgian Superliga. It is one of the oldest and most successful basketball clubs of Georgia and the former USSR, having won numerous national titles and the 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague). The club's traditional colors are blue and white.
David Kipiani was a Georgian and Soviet football midfielder and manager, who played for the USSR national team. Kipiani principally played as a playmaker and is considered one of Georgia's greatest players. He was known for his elegant style of play, dribbling ability and passing range.
Rugby union in Georgia is a popular team sport. Rugby union is considered one of the most popular sports in Georgia.
Oleh Volodymyrovych Kuznetsov is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional player. He won domestic honours in the Soviet Union with Dynamo Kyiv, in Scotland with Rangers, in Israel with Maccabi Haifa and in Ukraine with CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv. Kuznetsov won 58 caps for the USSR national team between 1986 and 1991, playing in the final of UEFA Euro 1988 then was also selected for its successors, the CIS and Ukraine.
FC Dinamo Sokhumi is a Georgian association football club from Sokhumi, Georgia, temporarily based in Tbilisi.
Ramaz Shengelia was a Georgian and Soviet football player.
FC Samtredia, commonly known simply as Samtredia, is a Georgian association football club based in the city of Samtredia.
Vladas Garastas is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Rugby union in the Soviet Union was a moderately popular sport. It was most popular in the Georgian SSR; parts of the Russian SFSR such as Moscow and certain regions in Siberia like Krasnoyarsk; and Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Rugby enjoyed a more limited popularity in the Ukrainian SSR, Minsk in the Byelorussian SSR and parts of the RSFSR such as Leningrad and areas in Southern Russia, including Krasnodar. Rugby gained a significant following due to the vast size of the Soviet Union, but was never a major sport; despite many attempts to develop the sport, which Soviet citizens came to nickname the "leather melon" due to the shape of the ball. Still, an early championship in 1960 gives an idea of the sheer scale of Soviet rugby: one hundred teams from over thirty cities took part.
Uralochka-NTMK is a Russian professional women's volleyball club based in Yekaterinburg and currently plays in the Super League, the top Russian league. It was established in 1966 and is the most successful club in the USSR and Russian women's volleyball combined history with 25 national championship titles.
FC Sulori is a Georgian football club based in the town of Vani. They currently take part in Liga 4, the forth tier of the Georgian league system.
Revaz Jintchvelashvili, also known as Rezi Jintchvelashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for AIA Kutaisi in the Didi 10 and for the Georgia national team.
Mamuka Pantsulaia was a Georgian footballer who played as a forward and made one appearance for the Georgia national team.
Giorgi Babunashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for AIA Kutaisi in the Didi 10 and The Black Lion in Rugby Europe Super Cup's eastern division. He was playing for Georgia 7s until 2019. In 2021 he called in Georgia national rugby union team.
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