Georgia wins European judo championship for 8th time
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Georgia is the best judo nation in Europe.
Georgia’s national judo team was crowned European champion after the nation defeated Russia in the final match and gained the continental title yesterday.
This was the eighth time Georgia has been named the best judo nation in Europe.
The Georgian anthem was heard as the nation’s flag flew high in the Russian city of Kazan, which hosted the European Judo Championships 2016.
Before the final stage the Georgian athletes defeated Hungary, Greece and Poland – all strong European judo nations.
The final fight against Russia saw the Georgian athletes win convincingly, cementing the name for the country as the undefeatable European nation.
As for the individual competition, Georgian judokas won a total of seven medals at the competition: two gold, three silver and two bronze.
The winning team will return home on Tuesday to be warmly welcomed by proud fans.
Georgia’s national anthem has been heard several times in the Russian city of Kazan after several Georgian judoka won in their respective weight categories at the European championships this week.
Georgian judokas have won four out of four available medals on the second day of the European Judo Championships 2016.
Georgian wrestler Vazha Margvelashvili has been crowned judo champion of Europe after defeating two competition favourites at a prestigious competition in Russia.
Lasha Shavdatuashvili (73kg) - Georgian Olympic Champion of 2012 - triumphed at the Almaty Grand Prix, becoming the first Georgian to win gold at the tournament that started on May 13.
Another Georgian athlete has won gold at a prestigious International Judo Federation (IJF) competition in Kazakhstan. Georgia’s big man Adam Okruashvili (+100kg) triumphed at the Almaty Grand Prix, becoming the second Georgian to win gold at the tournament.
Defeats Russia in final
Several minutes ago Georgia's national judo team Sagarejo won the 2016 European Club Championships, one of most prestigious titles, held in the Grozny, the main city of the Chechen Republic in Russia today.