Georgian freestyle wrestlers win 4 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze medals at Grand Prix de France
World and Olympic champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili highlights a stacked list of 65kg entries. Photo: Tony Rotundo
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Nine out of the ten Georgian freestyle wrestlers have grabbed four gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the 47th Annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France featuring over 300 athletes from 26 different nations between January 14-18.
Beka Lomtadze (61kg), Zurab Iakobishvili (70kg), Nika Kenchadze (79kg) and Geno Petriashvili (125kg) have received gold in their respective weight categories.
Davit Tlashadze (74kg) and Givi Macharashvili (97kg) have won silver in their respective weight categories.
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Vladimir Khinchigashvili (65kg), Beka Buchiashvili (57kg) and Irakli Mtsituri (92kg) have won bronze medals in their respective weight categories.
Later today Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers Nugzar Tsurtsumia (55kg), Beka Mamukashvili (77kg), Guram Khetsuriani (87kg), Giorgi Melia (97kg) and Sulkhan Buidze (130kg) will also represent their country at the Grand Prix.
Georgian judokas have won five medals at the prestigious Doha World Judo Masters: two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
Judoka Varlam Liparteliani has claimed yet another gold for Georgia on the third and last day of the Doha World Judo Masters today. Liparteliani, 31, has handed a defeat to his Azerbaijani rival Zelym Kotsoiev, 22, in the under 100kg category.
Georgian judoka Tato Grigalashvili has claimed gold at the World Judo Masters in Doha, Qatar earlier today. Grigalashvili, 21 has handed a defeat to his Dutch rival Frank De Wit in the under 81kg category. Doha is hosting the World Judo Masters on January 11-13.
Young Georgian wrestler Tato Grigalashvili was named the best male athlete at the Doha World Judo Masters, capping a competition where Georgian competitors earned five medals - including a gold for the young judoka.
Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers have grabbed more medals at the 47th Annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. Giorgi Melia has won gold in the 97kg category, while Sulkhan Buadze and Guram Khetsuriani have won bronze in the 130kg and 87kg categories, respectively.
Georgia's Shmagi Bolkvadze left the mat at the European Wrestling Championship in Warsaw with the gold medal and pushed the team up to the third spot in the final rankings as the competition came to a close on Sunday.
Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili has claimed gold at the World Judo Championships Seniors in the Hungarian capital of Budapest earlier today. Datuashvili, 29, has handed defeat to his Swedis rival Tommy Macias in the under 73kg category.
The Georgian national freestyle wrestling team has claimed four medals at the world championships in Belgrade.
Georgia is among the top five countries that have qualified for the Men’s Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in the United States, the Georgian wrestling federation announced on Tuesday.