2 Georgian female judokas win U23 European championship [Video]
Georgian judoka Eter Liparteliani has also claimed her first gold in the world championship. Photo European Judo Federation
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Georgian judokas Eter Liparteliani and Mariam Tchanturia have won the under 23 European championship in the Russian city of Izhevsk.
Eter Liparteliani, 20, claimed gold by defeating a Russian judoka Danna Nagucheva in the under 57kg category.
Mariam Tchanturia,19, claimed gold by defeating a Dutch judoka Hilde Jager in the under 70kg category.
The European Judo Union (EJU) said “the Georgian women are on a roll this week”.
Watch Eter Liparteliani defeating Danna Nagucheva on November 1:
The EJU said that Liparteliani was on everyone’s “to watch” list.
She came to prove that it would and has now taken three major titles this year with undoubtedly more to come”, EJU said.
Though she is becoming known for her typical Georgian style including the ‘Khabareli lift’, she offered so much more than that today and her progress over the past year evident”, it added.
Speaking about Tchanturia, the EJU said she “managed to throw for waza ari in the final against a tricky opponent”.
Two male judokas Jaba Papinashvili and Temur Nozadze, both 21, who participate in the U23 championship in the under 60kg category, have ended with bronze each.
Georgian judokas Vladimer Akhalkatsi and Lasha Bekauri have won the world championship in Marrakesh, Morocco. Akhalkatsi and Bekauri, both 19, received gold in their respective categories yesterday.
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.
Georgia has won nine medals at the recent European Judo Junior Championship in Finland, including six gold.
Two Georgian judokas - Giorgi Tutashvili (-66kg) and Eter Liparteliani (-57kg) have won the European Judo championship being held in Finland.
Georgian figure skating pair of Maria Kazakova and Giorgi Revia, has claimed its first historic gold in the Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy. "We came out knowing that there was nothing to lose, that we worked not to be afraid of something", Revia said
Georgia's capital Tbilisi will not host the 2020 Judo Grand Prix between March 27-29 after the International Judo Federation cancelled the tournament due to a "heightened risk" of coronavirus.