The GTU Rector Congratulates “GTU-Tonus” on Winning the International Water Polo Tournament

Academician David Gurgenidze, rector of the Georgian Technical University, on behalf of the university community and students, congratulates the water polo team – “GTU-Tonus” (Tbilisi) on winning the international water polo tournament and winning the “Kutaisi Cup”.

At the international tournament, which was hosted by the Kutaisi Olympic swimming pool, the Georgian Technical University “GTU-Tonus” team competed decently. In the final, it defeated the Kutaisi team and won the “Kutaisi Cup”. In addition, according to the jury’s decision, “GTU-Tonus” water polo players – Iva Chubabria and Sandro Babiashvili were recognized as the best players and goalkeepers in the tournament. 

As the rector of Georgian Technical University noted, the university water polo team achieved another significant success. According to the rector, the water polo players’ victory is due to intensive training and the existence of the best training base.

“Georgian Technical University promotes a healthy lifestyle among young people. We try to get them actively involved in various kinds of sports along with their studies, to participate in both local and international tournaments. It is gratifying that youth sports activities are always supported by the government of Georgia, personally by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the mayors of Tbilisi and regional municipalities, and the national sports federations. It should be noted that the water polo players of “GTU-Tonus” are provided with the best training base, for which I would like to thank the Tbilisi City Hall, the Mayor Kakha Kaladze personally, who supported the initiative of the university administration to return the swimming pool confiscated by the previous government to the Georgian Technical University. On behalf of our students and professors, we congratulate the university team – “GTU-Tonus” on another important victory in the international water polo tournament and we wish them many successful competitions in the future,” said the rector, academician David Gurgenidze.

For information, the international water polo tournament – “Kutaisi Cup” – was hosted by Kutaisi on October 18-20.

The tournament, in which the following teams participated: “GTU-Tonus” (Tbilisi), “Kutaisi” of Kutaisi, “Armenia” of Armenia, “Giresun” of Turkey, “Batumi” of Batumi and “Larnaka” of Cyprus, was held with the support of the Kutaisi Municipality Hall and the National Federation of Aquatic Species of Georgia.