Georgia’s Leri Abuladze claims gold at World Wrestling Championships
Abuladze reached a World Championships final for the third time in a row in his career, winning the contest for the first time. Photo: Georgian Wrestling Federation
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Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler Leri Abuladze won a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday.
The Georgian athlete defeated Azerbaijan’s Murad Mammadov in the final for the 63 kg weight category.
Third time was the charm for Leri ABULADZE ????????.#WrestleBelgrade pic.twitter.com/rEjyJGZ0mG
— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) September 24, 2023
Abuladze reached a World Championships final for the third time in a row in his career, winning the contest for the first time.
The result comes following the European Champion’s title he earned in April.
Georgia’s national Greco-Roman wrestling team claimed nine medals, including three gold, four silver and two bronze medals, at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series tournament, hosted in Egypt’s coastline city of Alexandria, the Sports Ministry said on Sunday.
Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze on Sunday won a gold medal at the 2023 Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam.
Georgia’s Weightlifting Olympic Champion, European Champion and record-breaking athlete Lasha Talakhadze became a seven-time winner of the World Championship on Sunday, after winning the event in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh.
Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers won one gold and three bronze medals on Saturday at the European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb.
The first edition of the European Championships in Georgian Wrestling was hosted on Tuesday in an ancient Greek amphitheatre in Thessaloniki, with the three top spots claimed by wrestlers from the country.
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.