Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili tops global rating
Guram Tushishvili leads with 7752 points and is followed by Varlam Liparteliani who has 7477 points. Photo: Georgian Judo Federation
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Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili has topped the new world rating of International Judo Federation after the completion of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam.
Earlier, the top of the list was occupied by the captain of the Georgian team Varlam Liparteliani.
Four other Georgians are listed as the best 10 judokas. Guram Tushishvili leads with 7752 points and is followed by Varlam Liparteliani who has 7477 points.
The list of the top 15. Photo: IJF
Georgian judoka Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, competing on behalf of Spain, has been put among the top three with 7042 points.
Another Georgian judoka Robert Mshvidobadze is in forth place – he competes on behalf of Russia.
Vazha Margvelashvili is in seventh place with 5701 points. Lasha Shavdatuashvili is in tenth place with 5696 points.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has published an upgraded world ranking list of senior male judokas.
Captain of the Georgian Judo team Varlam Liparteliani won gold at the Paris Grand Slam international competition yesterday.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has met with World Judo Champion Guram Tushishvili and world silver and bronze medalists Varlam Liparteliani and Amiran Papinashvili today.
Georgian judokas have triumphed at Tbilisi Grand Prix receiving five gold, three silver and six bronze medals at a competition hosted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili became the champion of the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus. Tushishvili, 24, defeated a Russian judoka Inal Tasoev in the over 100 category. The Georgian judoka won the world championship in 2018, and the European championship in 2017.
Georgian judokas Beka Gviniashvili (90kg) and Gela Zaalishvili have won gold at Zagreb Grand Prix 2019. Georgia has won five medals in total in the competition, two gold and three bronze and took third place among teams.
Georgian judoka Lukhum Chkhvetiani has made a history by winning the World Championships Senior 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Watch Chkhvetiani defeate an Uzbek Sharafuddin Lutfillaev in -60kg category.
Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili has won the Dusseldorf Grand Slam 2020, defeating German rival Johannes Frey in the final competition. The German town of Dusseldorf hosted Judo Grand Slam between February 21 and 23, with Georgia winning two gold, one silver and one bronze medals. Tushishvili, 25, won also won a gold medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships in 2018 and European Judo Championships in 2017.
Georgian judokas have triumphed at the Tbilisi Grand Slam, with athletes of the national team claiming five gold, five silver and four bronze medals at a competition hosted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi between Friday and Sunday.
Olympic champion Lasha Bekauri (90 kg) returned to the mat after a one-year break and became the winner of the Oberwart European Open 2022 on Sunday.