Georgian judoka wins gold at Paris Grand Slam [VIDEO]

Georgia is continuing to make its mark in the sporting arena and continuing to impress the world with their skills in contact sports.

After claiming gold at the recent World Wrestling Championship and performing outstandingly at the Rugby World Cup, Georgia has now become a big winner at the most prestigious international judo competition.

Georgia’s Varlam Liparteliani defeated five opponents, including two home favourites, and was crowned champion of the 90kg weight category at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris Grand Slam in France.

Liparteliani, who previously won silver at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, gold at the Grand Slam Paris in 2013 and gold at the European Championships in Montpellier in 2014, defeated France’s Alexandre Iddir in the final.

On his way to the final Liparteliani also defeated another French judoka as well as Russian, Estonian and Serbian athletes.

As well as being crowned world champion, the Georgian athlete gained 500 international ranking points.

More than 400 judokas from 84 countries competed at the Paris Grand Slam.