Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler Iakob Kajaia reaches finals at Tokyo Olympics

Georgian weightlifter Anton Pliesnoi has claimed a bronze medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Pliesnoi, 24, has completed the competition with a combined result of 387 kg, including 177 kg in snatch and 210 kg in clean and jerk the 96 kg category.

Guram Tushishvili claimed a third silver - and a fourth medal overall - for the Georgian representation at the Summer Olympic Games after ending up second in the men's 100+ kg judo final in Tokyo on Friday. Tushishvili contested the final against Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic on Mat 1 of Nippon Budokan arena, with the latter winning my Ipon after three minutes and 47 seconds of the fixture.

Georgia has its first gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games after Lasha Bekauri scored a win in a closely contested 90kg final against Germany's Eduard Trippel on Wednesday.

Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili, 29, has won silver in a lengthy nine-minute match with one of judo's top fighters, Japan’s Shohei Ono, earlier today. Shavdatuashvili, 29, is the only Georgian judoka who has won European, World and Olympic gold medals.He has won three olympic medals so far: gold at the 2012 Olympic Games, bronze in 2016 and now silver.

Georgian judoka Vazha Margvelashvili has claimed the country’s very first silver medal at the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says Margvelashvili has made whole country proud.

Greco-Roman wrestler Iakob Kajaia earned a silver in the 130 kg division final for men at the Summer Olympic Games on Monday, bringing Georgia the sixth and latest medal in Tokyo.

Wrestler Ramaz Zoidze is into the match for the Greco-Roman wrestling bronze medal after fixtures on Tuesday in Tokyo where he scored two wins, while four other athletes from Georgia also competed.

Freestyle wrestler Geno Petriashvili claimed a silver in the men's 125 kg final at the Summer Olympics on Friday, giving Georgia its eighth medal a day before competitive fixtures conclude in Tokyo.

Georgian freestyle wrestler Luka Kurtanidze has claimed the world championship among veterans for the fourth time in a row. At the World Wrestling Championship held in Loutraki, Greece, the 49-year-old Kurtanidze beat Russian, Latvian, and Iranian opponents.

Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler Leri abuladze won a gold medal at the European Wrestling Championship in Budapest on Saturday.

The 23-year-old wrestler defeated Azerbaijan’s Taleh Mammadov in the final for the 63 kg weight category.

Georgia’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team has returned home from the U17 European Championship in Bucharest with two silver and four bronze medals.

Georgian athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals in the first stage of the Beach Wrestling World Series in Sarigerme, Turkey’s holiday location, the National Wrestling Federation of Georgia said on Monday.

Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler Tornike Mikeladze has claimed a silver medal in the 77 kg category at the U20 European Championships on Tuesday in Rome. 

Georgia’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team on Wednesday returned home from the U15 Europe Championships in Zagreb with three gold and three bronze medals.

Georgia’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team has claimed five medals, including two gold, at the U17 World Championship in Rome.