Under 18: Georgian sumo wrestler crowned world champion
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A young Georgian sumo wrestler has been crowned junior world champion.
Amiran Tsikoridze triumphed at the 14th Junior Sumo World Championships, which was held in Mongolia.
In the final fight he defeated a Japanese sumo wrestler. Watch the video below.
In his semi-final fight Tsikoridze defeated an Estonian competitor. Watch the video below.
Last year Tsikoridze won a silver medal at the Under 16 European Championship.
Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar also hosted the adult's world championship competition. Georgia was represented by six athletes at both the junior and adult competition.
At the open competition Giorgi Meshvildashvili won a bronze medal and overall, the Georgian team ranked third following Russia and Mongolia.
Georgian sumo wrestlers won 19 medals at the 2016 European Sumo Championships in Poland this week.
Georgia has had an incredibly successful 2013-14 year in the sporting arena and gained 12 World and 21 European Champion titles.
A group of Georgian sumo wrestlers have won 16 medals at the 2017 European Sumo Championship in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi.
Georgian wrestler Levan Gorgadze is two wins away from claiming the major Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament champion’s title after defeating his latest opponent on Friday.
Georgian wrestler Levan Gorgadze has claimed the champion’s title of the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament today, becoming the first Georgian athlete to win the Emperor’s Cup.