Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers claim 8 medals at U17 European Championships
With the combined results, Georgia also earned the first place in the team rankings at the event running through Sunday. Photo: National Wrestling Federation of Georgia
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Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed three gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the Under-17 European Championships in Tirana running this week.
Erekle Tavberidze won the title in the 55 kg category with a 3-2 victory over Moldova’s Maxim Sarmanov.
The haul of the top results also saw Saba Purtseladze win gold in the 92 kg section, while Saba Chilashvili added his top result in the 110 kg.
Iuri Chapidze earned a silver in the 48 kg category, with Giorgi Tchikaidze and Luka Lomadze scoring the same result in the 65 kg and 71 kg respectively.
Koba Karumidze and Saba Surmanidze claimed bronze medals in their 51 kg and 60 kg respective weight categories after defeating Turkish and Hungarian opponents.
With the combined results, Georgia also earned the first place in the team rankings at the event running through Sunday.
Georgia’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team returned home this week from the U23 International Senior Polish Championships with one gold, three silver and seven bronze medals.
The national team of Georgia’s Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed five medals, including two gold, at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix tournament in the French city of Nice over the weekend.
Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers won one gold and three bronze medals on Saturday at the European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb.
Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler Diego Chkhikvadze claimed a gold medal in the 67 kg category at the U23 European Championships on Wednesday in Bucharest.
Georgia’s national team claimed 45 gold, 48 silver and 8 bronze medals at the European Armwrestling and Para-Armwrestling Championships, as the competition closed on Sunday.
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.