Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze claims silver at world championship [VIDEO]
Ilia Sulamanidze, 18, was defeated by a Japanese Kazunari Kamigaki in the under 100kg category. Photo: Di Feliciantonio Emanuele.IJF
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Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze has claimed silver in the world championship in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Sulamanidze, 18, was defeated by Japanese Kazunari Kamigaki in the under 100kg category on Saturday.
Watch Kamigaki defeating Sulamanidze:
The International Judo Federation (IJF) said that Japan ends up with six gold medals, ahead of Georgia with three gold medals, "which is a very good performance in itself".
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The IJF also said that "this final was quite symbolic of the peaceful battle that Japan and Georgia were leading at the top of the nation standings".
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Earlier, Georgian judokas Vladimer Akhalkatsi, Lasha Bekauri and Eter Liparteliani claimed gold in their respective wight categories.
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Georgian judoka Eter Liparteliani has won the world championship in Marrakesh, Morocco today. Liparteliani, 20, has handed a defeat to her Japanese rival Kanako Hakamata in the under 57kg category.
The International Judo Federation has named Georgia's young athlete Lasha Bekauri as the newcomer of the year in its unofficial end of year awards.
The International Judo Federation on Tuesday published the final ranking of the year, with Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze listed at the top of the -100 kg weight category of the world’s leading athletes.
Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze claimed a gold medal at the Judo Grand Prix in Portugal on Sunday. Sulamanidze defeated his Japanese rival Arai Dota, throwing the competitor twice with waza-ari in the -100 kg category final.