Nine Ossetian athletes will compete for Olympic medals in Paris
Nine athletes from Ossetia will compete in the Olympic Games, which began in Paris on July 26.
Chermen Valiev, Taimuraz Salkazanov and Khetag Tsabolov will compete for medals in the Olympic freestyle wrestling tournament, while Georgy Tibilov will take part in the Greco-Roman wrestlers' competition.
Two Ossetian athletes, Zelim Kotsoev and Zelim Tskaev, will take to the Paris judo tatami. Two more - track and field athletes Zalina and Sergey Margiev - will compete for hammer throw. medals. Georgy Gurtsiev will compete in the Olympic taekwondo competition.
