Tag: taekwondo
Macedonia Sport 29.07.21 | 11:56

Welcoming ceremony for silver medalist Dejan Georgievski begins at 19:30 on the Macedonia Square

Dejan Georgievski, who won the silver medal in taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics, will be welcomed back to Skopje this evening. His is the first Olympic medal for Macedonia in 20 years. Georgievski will arrive at 14h, and a celebration in his honor will be held on the Macedonia Square starting at 19:30.

Macedonia Sport 28.07.21 | 14:57

Welcoming ceremony for the silver medalist Dejan Georgievski planned for tomorrow at the Macedonia Gate in Skopje

Dejan Georgievski, who won the silver medal in taekwondo – making him the first Macedonian Olympic medal winner in 20 years, will have a welcoming ceremony on Thursday evening. Georgievski will arrive at 19:30 at the Macedonia Gate in downtown Skopje, used for similar ceremonies of sport champions. Meanwhile...

Macedonia Sport 27.07.21 | 22:34

Shop closed as Georgievski’s friends and neighbors gathered to watch the taekwondo final

The final of the taekwondo competition at the Tokyo Olympics was keenly watched in Skopje’s Butel district, where finalist, Dejan Georgievski, is from. Neighbors and friends gathered in sports cafes and shops closed as Georgievski quickly advanced through the quarter and semi-finals to get to the...

Other sports 27.07.21 | 15:43

Georgievski wins taekwondo silver at Tokyo Olympics

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Dejan Georgievski won the silver medal in the +80kg division at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, losing 15:9 to Russia’s Vladislav Larin in the final. Larin took a 2:0 lead in the first round, but Georgievski managed to fight back in the second and maintained the deficit...

Other sports 27.07.21 | 11:07

Georgievski in taekwondo final, to fight for Olympic gold

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Dejan Georgievski advanced Tuesday to the final of the +80kg division of the taekwondo Olympic tournament after beating Korea’s In Kyo Don 12:6 in the semifinal round. Georgievski trailed 0:1 after the first round but stepped up a gear in the second and took a 5:3 lead....