▲ Georgia Luge national team Sabah Kumaritasibili himself
A Georgia national luge player who fulfilled the dream of his cousin, who died in an accident 12 years ago, is becoming a hot topic.
In the men's luge single event held at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing, China on the 6th, Saba Kumaritasibili (21, Georgia) took the 31st place out of 35 people (one disqualified) with a time of 3:00.396.
Despite his poor grades, Sabah received a lot of media attention.
It's because he showed his true 'Olympic spirit' when he went to the Beijing Olympics to fulfill his cousin's 'Olympic' dream.
Sabah is the cousin of Nodar Kumaritasibili, then 21, who died 12 years ago in an accident during luge practice just before the start of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Nodar, who was practicing at the time, got into an accident while turning the last lap while getting off the track and bumping into a steel pole.
Nodar was rushed to the hospital, but died an hour later.
▲ Georgia Luge national team Sabah Kumaritasibili himself
His dream was unfortunately thwarted when Georgia's promising luge player, Nodar, died.
The accident is considered one of the most tragic events in Olympic luge history, and luge safety regulations have been tightened since the accident.
However, at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, 12 years later, his cousin Sabah, who has reached the age of Nodar, has inherited his brother's dream.
Sabah fulfilled the dream of his older brother Nodar, who died running on the track as the first Olympic athlete ever to compete in the Georgia Luge.
Sabah finished only 31st out of 35 participants (one disqualified), but in an interview after the match, he said, "I'm really happy. I'm really proud of myself." "I was emotional and nervous, but not afraid. I really ran the Olympic track I wanted to see you,” he said.
He continued, "I always think of Nodar. After Nodar, I wanted Luge not to be forgotten in Georgia. He wanted to keep playing Luge."
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