Georgian wrestler Kurtanidze becomes veteran world champion fourth time in a row
The legendary Georgian wrestler Luka Kurtanidze has claimed the world championship among veterans for the fourth time in a row. Photo: reginfo.ge
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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.
In total, Georgian freestyle wrestlers claimed 5 medals at the championship. Like Kurtanidze, Amiran Tsikvadze (70 kg) also became a world champion.
Malkhaz Rozomashvili (78 kg) claimed silver, while Givi Sikharulidze (62 kg) and Shanshe Tlashadze (70 kg) received bronze medals.
World champions in Greco-Roman wrestling among veterans will be determined on 22-24 October.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestler Iakob Kajaia has reached the finals at Tokyo Olympics by defeating Chile’s Acosta Fernandez in the semifinals. Kajaia defeated Russian Sergei Semenov in the quarterfinals, and before that he beat Finnish Elias Kuosmanen. In the finals Georgian Kajaia will wrestle against 38 years old Cuban Lopen Nunez who has won the Olympic gold medal three times in his career.