Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze claims silver at world championship [VIDEO]
Ilia Sulamanidze, 18, was defeated by a Japanese Kazunari Kamigaki in the under 100kg category. Photo: Di Feliciantonio Emanuele.IJF
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Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze has claimed silver in the world championship in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Sulamanidze, 18, was defeated by Japanese Kazunari Kamigaki in the under 100kg category on Saturday.
Watch Kamigaki defeating Sulamanidze:
The International Judo Federation (IJF) said that Japan ends up with six gold medals, ahead of Georgia with three gold medals, "which is a very good performance in itself".
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The IJF also said that "this final was quite symbolic of the peaceful battle that Japan and Georgia were leading at the top of the nation standings".
The World Championships Junior 2019, which kicked off on October 16, will last for a couple of more days.
Earlier, Georgian judokas Vladimer Akhalkatsi, Lasha Bekauri and Eter Liparteliani claimed gold in their respective wight categories.