History

TSMU Sports Center - under the name of physical culture,

The docent course was founded in 1929 and its The Department of Social Hygiene was entrusted with the management. In 1931, the course was established as the Department of Physical Education, and it was given a course of medical supervision. In 1942, physical education as a compulsory subject was transferred to the military-sanitary department, and medical control - to the department of hospital therapy.In 1947, the chair of physical education and medical physical culture was created again. The chair was headed by doctor - professor Giorgi Mghebrishvili. In 1968-73, the chair was headed by Professor Romanoz Svanishvili. In 1973-77 - Docent Vladimir Samsonadze.1977-2000 The chair of physical education and sports was managed by docent Henrikh Dolidze. In 2000-2005 - Associate Professor Zaur Pkhaladze. In 2000, on the initiative of the Sports Department and in agreement with the Ministry of Education, TSU "Complex Sports School" staffed by highly qualified specialists was established. Docent Henrikh Dolidze was appointed as the director. The complex sports school stopped functioning in 2006.From December 2005, the "Law on Higher Education of Georgia", the main large-scale reforms of the educational system in the country and the Bologna process In accordance with the requirements", on the basis of the rector's order, the chairs of medical rehabilitation and sports medicine, physical education and sports were united. The united structure was called the Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Physical Education and Sports, and Professor Naira Chabashvili was appointed as its head.

         

In 2006, a sports center was established at the university Kakha Chumburidze was appointed as director. It happened in the same year Unification of Culture Center and Sports Center: Sports and Art Center of TSSU was created. Kakha Chumburidze was appointed as director, 2008-2010. The sports and art center was headed by Nikoloz Fukradze. Since 2010, the sports and arts center has been headed by the academician Dr. Zaur Pkhaladze, with Badri Machavariani as his deputy, in 2018, the sport and art center was split, Zaur Fkhaladze was appointed as the director of the sports center, and Badri Machavariani was appointed as the director of the culture center. Giorgi Shubitidze was appointed as the director of the sports center in 2022.

The following were brought up in the Tbilisi State Institute and later in the walls of the university from 1992: Maya Chiburdanidze, multiple world champion in chess; World and European champions: in athletics - Vardo Kutateladze, in swimming - Tinatin Lekveishvili, in shot put - Gia Shengelia; Sergi Andriadze and Manana Kekelia are the winners of the European Junior Fencing Championship. Former Union champions and members of the Olympic team: in gymnastics - Donara Janakashvili, in pistol shooting - Marlene Papava, in archery - Vadim Reshetov; One of the conquerors of Everest, alpinist - Zurab Astakhashvili, international class masters in chess - Davit Lobzhanidze, in tennis - Ivane Peregulov, in athletics - Alexander Sgrebryan, in sports gymnastics - Marina Chachkhiani and Manana Davitashvili, in Shash - Maya Mosidze.Union Masters "A" The participants and prize winners of the first class were: in rugby - Zurab Kharshiladze and Avtandil Ghibradze, in handball - Tengiz Gazdeliani and Giorgi Abesadze, in basketball - Aleksandre Kiladze, Vazha Gvantseladze, Jimsher Natriashvili, Akaki Salakaia, Valeri Jgerenaia, in football - Nugzar Demuria. They also graduated from medical universities of the world and Europe Prize winners - in taekwondo and budokarate - Giorgi Changelia; in contact karate - Rati Tsiladzem; In sambo, Irakli Merkviladze and Levan Chubinidze, in Kyokushinkai karate - Gia Gvenetadze, in judo - Zakro Foladashvili, Konstantine Mukvani, Giorgi Pughashvili, Beka Bikoshvili, Levan Nozadze. 14-time Georgian record holder in squatting, triathlon, pull-up, 21-time champion of Georgia in triathlon, European champion in extreme triathlon,World record holder in strength triathlon, Madrid Gram Prix champion in strength extreme, World Cup champion and Warsaw Expo prize winner Chabuka Chigladze, who also performed an extreme number and was able to catch 2 BMW-brand cars standing on the opposite side in traffic, each of which weighed 500-500 horsepower. By performing this number, he became a Guinness record holder.