Georgian athlete Nino Odzelashvili wins gold at World Sambo Championships
"I've made a confident win, and I feel very happy about it," Nino Odzelashvili said after winning the gold medal in Bucharest. Photo: FIAS
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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.
“I found myself in a pretty tough subgroup, as I was pitted against many-time world champions from Russia and Ukraine. Therefore, I came up to the finals with the inward confidence that I was able to win the gold. Certainly it would've been great to win ahead of time, however, at the end of the fight, when I tried to perform a submission hold, the Romanian athlete parried it successfully. Nonetheless, I've made a confident win, and I feel very happy about it. And now for a new goal, the European Games that will take place next year in Minsk,” she told the International Sambo Federation in an interview.
The first day of the World Sambo Championship has been successful for other Georgian sportsmen as well. Givi Nadareishvili (52 kg) and Paata Gviniashvili (90 kg) have won bronze medals.
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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.
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