Georgian wrestler world’s number one in 61kg division
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Georgian Olympic, world and European champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili is the world’s number one wrestler in the 61kg weight category.
This was revealed after the United World Wrestling, the sport’s international governing body, published its latest world rankings.
Two other Georgians made it in the first 20 of the same weight category: runner up world champion Beka Lomtadze on the 8th place and Paris Grand Prix winner Shota Partenadze on the 20th place.
Meanwhile in the 125 weight category, Georgia’s big man, Olympic bronze holder Geno Petriashvili ranked second.
Khinchegashvili has been leading the world’s 57kg weight category since 2015. This year he gained some extra weight and moved to the 61kg category where he still ranked first.
Overall, eight Georgians made it in the world’s latest rankings. Others named on the list are:
- European bronze holder Elizbar Odikadze (97kg) – 4th place
- Two-time European champion Davit Marsagishvili (86kg) – 11th place
- European bronze holder Zurab Iakobishvili (65kg) – 13th place
- Under 23 European champion Avtandil Kenchadze (74kg) – 13th place
Wrestler Zurab Datunashvili claimed his second European champion’s title in two years and brought Georgia their second gold medal at the European Senior Wrestling Championships on Sunday.
Georgia’s freestyle wrestler Vladimer Khinchegashvili has been crowned European Champion at the European Senior Wrestling Championships currently being held in Serbia.
Georgian wrestler Giorgi Melia is the new wrestling junior world champion after he triumphed in the 96kg category of the Greco-Roman wrestling discipline at the tournament in Macon in eastern France.
Georgian athletes have won a gold and two silver medals at the Junior European Wrestling Championships, currently underway in Romania, putting the team in the lead after the first day of the international contest.
The team of Georgian wrestlers has won 13 medals in total at the European Junior Wrestling Championship held in Dortmund, Germany between June 27 and July 2.
Georgian wrestlers swept 10 medals including three gold at the United World Wrestling Poland Open after competing in the three-day tournament in Warsaw that concluded on Sunday.
The Georgian team of Greco-Roman wrestlers has won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the international wrestling tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Georgian freestyle wrestler Geno Petriashvili has won the gold medal at the Under 23 Wrestling World Championship that took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland last night.
Georgian wrestler Nugzar Tsurtsumia defeated his Russian rival Elchin Ibragimov at the wrestling competition in Poland yesterday. Tsurtsumia, who is a Greco-Roman style wrestler, has won gold in the 55kg category.
Georgia has won nine medals at the recent European Judo Junior Championship in Finland, including six gold.