Georgia’s Tato Grigalashvili wins gold at World Judo Championships in Zagreb
Grigalashvili defeated his Dutch opponent Frank de Wit in the final to earn the title. Photo via Georgian Judo Federation
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Georgian judoka Tato Grigalashvili claimed his third World Judo Champion’s title after winning the -81 kg category final at the European Judo Championships Seniors in Zagreb on Friday.
Grigalashvili defeated his Dutch opponent Frank de Wit in the final to earn the title.
Lasha Shavdatuashvili, the Olympic, World and European Champion, claimed the bronze medal earlier on Friday defeating his Moldovan rival Adil Osmanov in extra time.
Four other athletes from Georgia, Giorgi Chikhelidze, Eter Askilashvili, Mariam Chanturia and Nino Gulbani, were eliminated from the tournament at an early stage.
Georgian arm wrestler Levan Saginashvili, also known as Georgian Hulk, on Saturday defeated Canadian arm wrestling legend Devon Larratt in a rematch at the East vs West 12 event, hosted in Turkey’s major city Istanbul.
Georgian para judoka Zurab Zurabiani on Monday claimed a bronze medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Turkey.
Georgian judokas Guram Tushishvili and Lasha Bekauri on Sunday became winners of the Tbilisi Judo Grand Slam, where the national judo team claimed five medals in total.
Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili on Saturday claimed a gold medal at the Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi 2024, hosted in Georgia’s capital.