Two junior Georgian judokas crowned European champion

Beka Gviniashvili’s victory was particularly impressive as he did not lose a single point during all of his five fights within the tournament.

Agenda.ge, 20 Sep 2015 - 12:44, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian judo fans are celebrating after the nation’s junior judokas won five medals at a top European tournament.

Georgia’s Beka Gviniashvili (90kg) and Guram Tushishvili (+100) received gold medals and were crowned European champions in their respective categories at the Junior Judo European Championships in Oberwart, Austria yesterday on the second day of competition.

This came after fellow Georgian Tamaz Kirakozashvili won gold on day one of the tournament. On the same day other Georgian judokas Giorgi Katsiashvili and Tornike Nagliahsvili won bronze medals.

Gviniashvili’s victory yesterday was particularly impressive as he did not concede a single point during all five of his fights within the tournament.

He was granted the title of European Champion for the third time in a row. He is 19 years old and already a member of Georgia’s national judo team.

Meanwhile this was the second time Tushishvili has been crowned European Champion. He was first offered the title in 2013.

Today is the final day of the Championship. Today teams will compete to win the ultimate title of top European judo nation. Georgia is the current champions and will try to defend their title.