“Thank you all for coming.” Bronze judo medalist Shamil Borchashvili bowed to his fans with a beaming smile. Yesterday afternoon, his hometown celebrated the Olympic hero with a festive reception on the Wels town square. Although at home in Marchtrenk, the successful judoka still sees himself as a Welser, as he emphasized in interviews after his bronze victory in Tokyo against the German Dominic Ressel.
