Georgian freestyle wrestler claims gold at European Championship
Matcharashvili won the title in the 97 kg category with a 4:3 victory over Azerbaijan’s Magomedkhan Magomedov. Photo: Georgian Wrestling Federation
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Georgian freestyle wrestler Givi Matcharashvili on Tuesday claimed gold at the European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb.
Matcharashvili won the title in the 97 kg category with a 4:3 victory over Azerbaijan’s Magomedkhan Magomedov.
Edemi Bolkvadze, another Georgian athlete, defeated his Romanian rival Stefan Coman and earned a bronze medal in the 65 kg category at the Championships.
In the 57 kg section, Robert Dingashvili conceded his match for the bronze against Georgi Vangelov of Bulgaria with a score 0:1.
Four Georgian athletes - Geno Petriashvili in the 125 kg category, Shota Phartenadze in the 61 kg section, Avtandil Kentchadze in the 74 kg division and Miriani Maisuradze in the 92 kg group - will compete in today’s programme, before the competition closes on Sunday.
The national team of Georgia’s freestyle wrestlers have claimed six medals including two gold, one silver and three bronze at the traditional international tournament Henri Deglane Grand Prix 2023 in France’s city of Nice, the National Wrestling Federation of Georgia announced on Sunday.
Georgia’s Shota Mishvelidze on Sunday claimed two gold and one silver medals at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan.
Georgian freestyle wrestler Andro Margishvili claimed a gold medal at the Under-23 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest on Sunday, bringing the total claimed by Georgian athletes at the tournament to six.
The Georgian national freestyle wrestling team has claimed four medals at the world championships in Belgrade.
Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers won one gold and three bronze medals on Saturday at the European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb.
Georgia’s Under 15 freestyle wrestlers on Sunday took the first place in teams ranking at the European Championships, with three gold and two silver medals.
Georgian freestyle wrestlers have claimed four medals at the European Wrestling Championships, with Givi Matcharashvili becoming the European Champion for the second time in a row.