Georgian judoka Tushishvili wins gold medal at Antalya Grand Slam
Tushishvili, the 2018 World Champion, contested the final against Alisher Yusupov of Uzbekistan, and won the match by ipon. Photo: The International Judo Federation.
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Georgian judo wrestler Guram Tushishvili has claimed a gold medal in the men’s 100+ kg judo final at the Antalya Grand Slam in Turkey on Sunday.
Tushishvili, the 2018 World Champion, contested the final against Alisher Yusupov of Uzbekistan, and won the match by ipon.
Tushishvili earned a gold at the 2018 World Judo Championships, in addition to gold medals at 2019 and 2017 European Judo Championships.
The Georgian athlete also claimed a silver at the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and a gold at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam in Tel Aviv.
Guram Tushishvili claimed a third silver - and a fourth medal overall - for the Georgian representation at the Summer Olympic Games after ending up second in the men's 100+ kg judo final in Tokyo on Friday. Tushishvili contested the final against Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic on Mat 1 of Nippon Budokan arena, with the latter winning my Ipon after three minutes and 47 seconds of the fixture.
Georgia has won gold, silver and bronze medals at a European Judo Championships in Poland’s capital of Warsaw.