Georgian wrestler Shmagi Bolkvadze becomes World champion
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Today Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler Shmagi Bolkvadze (66kg) became the World champion.
The wrestler defeated all his rivals in the championship held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Bolkvadze, 23, won the final battle with Alen Mirzoian, who participated as the Russian representative.
Three other Georgians, Gela Bolkvadze (75kg), Lasha Gobadze (80kg) and Zviad Pataridze (130kg) won bronze medals.
The Georgian Greco-Roman wrestling team received 51 points in total and took the first place, followed by Russia and Turkey.
In 2016 Bolkvadze won bronze medals at the European championships and Rio Olympics.
The Georgian team of Greco-Roman wrestlers has won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the international wrestling tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Georgian freestyle wrestler Geno Petriashvili has won the gold medal at the Wrestling World Championship that took place in the French capital of Paris last night.
Georgian wrestler Zviad Pataridze has won gold at today’s Junior Wrestling World Championships defeating his Kyrgyz challenger Roman Kim.
The team of Georgian wrestlers has won 13 medals in total at the European Junior Wrestling Championship held in Dortmund, Germany between June 27 and July 2.
Georgia’s Greco-Roman wrestling team turned in three medal-winning performances at the ongoing European Championship in Kaspiysk, Russia to claim honours on day one of the competition.
Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers under 23 have won four gold and one bronze medals at the European Championship which is being held in Serbia.