Georgia gains 5 medals at European Sambo Championship
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Georgian national sambo team gained two gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the European Sambo Championship, currently underway in the Belarus’ capital of Minsk.
Levan Nakhutsrishvili become the European champion in sambo in his weight class among men, while Nino Odzelashvili triumphed in her weight class among women.
Georgian national sambo team won a total of five medals at the prestigious tournament. Photo from www.eurosambo.com
The silver medals went to:
- Vakhtang Chidrashvili (57kg);
- Paata Gviniashvili (90kg)
The bronze medal went to:
- Levan Berberashvili (52kg).
The European Sambo Championship is underway in the Belarus’ capital of Minsk on May 18-22. Photo from www.eurosambo.com
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 Georgian girl has become the country’s European champion in sambo.
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Nino Odzelashvili has won the gold medal in the up to 72 kg weight category among women at the World SAMBO Championships in Bucharest, Romania which started on November 9 and ends today.
The Georgian national sambo team took home four gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the European Sambo Championship in Bucharest.