Georgian judokas win golden medals at Oberwart European Open 2022
In the final, Bekauri defeated Shamil Borchashvili, who competed on behalf of Austria, while Akhalkatsi defeated the French judoka Nicolas Chilard. Photo: 1tv.ge
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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.
In addition to Bekauri, another Georgian judoka Vladimir Akhalkatsi (81 kg) also won a gold medal at the Austrian competition.
Bekauri and Akhalkatsi European Open 2022 Gold medalists ????????????????
— Jцdochаd (@judobetter995) September 4, 2022
This is the first time we see Bekauri back at competing after winning gold at 2021 Olympics, and he looks insane, can’t wait to see him at world championships pic.twitter.com/FbsYxtDddj
In the final, Bekauri defeated Shamil Borchashvili, who competed on behalf of Austria, while Akhalkatsi defeated the French judoka Nicolas Chilard.
On the first competition day of the tournament, Giorgi Tutashvili (66 kg) won a bronze medal.
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