Corporal Shamil Borchashvili prevailed in the battle for third place against the German Dominik Ressl.
On July 27, the Austrian Shamil Borchashvili won his first bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He had previously been beaten in the semi-finals by Mongolian Saeid Mollaei. Borchashvili thus won his first medal at the Olympic Games in the judo discipline since Ludwig Paischer won silver in Beijing in 2008. The fight against Germany’s Dominik Ressl, ranked tenth in the world, ended with an Ippon score.
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner sent her congratulations to Tokyo in an initial reaction: “I am very proud of the achievement of our army athlete Corporal Borchashvili. He has achieved what only very few athletes are granted in their lives.”
The Army Sports Center has been promoting Austrian competitive sport with its ten Army Sports Centers since 1962. More than 450 people are currently part of the Army Sports support program. Traditionally, army sport has provided numerous participants in major sporting events such as the Olympic Games, European and World Championships. They have achieved numerous successes and medals for Austria.
