Georgian sambo wrestler wins second gold in Spain
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A Spain-based Georgian sambo wrestler has won a gold medal at the Open Sambo Championship in Madrid, Spain.
Gia Magradze, who competed in the heavy weight category (+100kg) was crowned competition champion for the second consecutive year.
The Georgian wrestler triumphed at the event last year after a 15-year break. Magradze stopped competing in 1996 and had not held a single fight since until 2015.
Also last year Magradze won a bronze medal at a European championship.
Sambo is a Russian-style martial art and combat sport. The word sambo is an acronym, which literally translates in English to ‘self defence without weapons’.
A Spain-based Georgian sambo wrestler has received a gold medal at the Spanish Championship in Madrid.
Nineteen Georgian Sambo wrestlers won medals at the European Sambo Championship, held in the Spanish city of Caseres.
A Georgian girl has made history by becoming the country’s first-ever female European champion in sambo. Nino Odzelashvili triumphed in the 72kg weight category and was crowned champion at the Sambo European Championship, currently underway in Kazan, Russia.
Georgia's National Sambo Team has triumphed at the 2016 World Sambo Championships in Bulgaria's capital Sofia after winning nine medals at the international tournament.
A Georgian girl has become the country’s European champion in sambo.