Georgian wrestler becomes European Champion
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Georgian freestyle wrestler Vladimer Khinchegashvili has won the 2014 European Championship currently taking place in Vantaa, Finland.
Khinchegashvili (57kg) scored top honours with a single-leg attack and drop to the back for a 5-1 triumph in the final against former two-time European champion 35-year-old veteran Ghenadi Tublea of Montenegro.
Khinchegahsvili is a silver medal holder from the 2012 London Olympic Games.
At the second day of the competition, the Georgian team had already gained two medals – one gold by Khinchegahsvili and one bronze by Konstantine Khabalashvili (65kg).
Later today, Georgian wrestlers Iakob Makarashvili (74kg) and Davit Modzmanashvili (125kg) are set to get involved in the tournament, which will last until April 6.
Georgian wrestlers have won six gold and four bronze medals at the Golden Grand Prix de Paris Seine Ouest in France.
International judo stars have arrived in Georgia as the country hosts one of the largest events on the international Judo calendar.
Wrestler Vladimer Khinchegashvili has been crowned Georgia's sportsperson of the year following a season in which the athlete claimed the world wrestling title for Georgia for the first time in eight years.
United World Wrestling, the international governing body of wrestling, yesterday updated its world ranking reflecting the changing performances of individual sportsmen.