Georgian athletes claim 3 medals at Beach Wrestling World Series
Nika Kenchadze became the Champion in the 80 kg category, with Levan Kelekhsashvili earning silver in the 79 kg section and Mamuka Kordzaia finishing third in the 90+ kg group. Photo: National Wrestling Federation of Georgia/Facebook.
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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.
Nika Kenchadze became the Champion in the 80 kg category, with Levan Kelekhsashvili earning silver in the 79 kg section and Mamuka Kordzaia finishing third in the 90+ kg group.
The second stage of the Series will run in the Spanish city of Sangenjo between June 18-19.
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 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.
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.
Four Georgian athletes won gold at the Beach Wrestling World Series (BWWS) in Rio de Janeiro. Levan Keleksashvili (70kg), Davit Khutsishvili (80kg), Davit Marsagishvili (90kg) and Mamuka Kordzaia (+90kg) have two more tournaments ahead to qualify for the 2019 ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego this October.
Georgian freestyle wrestler Geno Petriashvili is leading in the rating of the United World Wrestling (UWW) in the 130 kg category. The Georgian athlete is followed by Zhiwei Deng (China), Anzor Khirziev (Russia) and Taha Akgul (Turkey).
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.
Georgian athletes have won two gold and two silver medals in the final stage of the Beach Wrestling World Series in Romania, the National Wrestling Federation of Georgia said on Monday.