Georgian basketball team is preparing for the European Championship. Igor Kokoshkov trained tem hardly. The team members made a comment after the training and first of all, we asked about the trauma of Markoishvili.

_What kind of trauma did you get?

_My right bobbin turned over and it is swollen, inflammatory process is going on. I am undergoing a course of medical treatment and I feel better, I have not started trainings yet.

_Can you play in the European Championship?

_I hope, I can, I am preparing for this and the doctors give hope to me. I will try not to play in the match against Israel, I do not want to hurry, I want to end the rehabilitation course perfectly.There is a good mood in the team, we have left 10 days for preparing and we still must improve our playing quality”.

Viktor Sanikidze: It’s a pity, that the tournament did not take part in Tbilisi, because it would be very interesting for our fans to see our game. We will try to use the preparatory period and to reach success in European Championship. As for Markoishvili, he has not serious trauma, and he will help us”.

Nikoloz Tskitishvili: “We are going with a very positive mood, the team is almost ready, we have left several test matches and we urgently will correct our gaps”.

Giorgi Balakhadze