Georgian judo team win three medals at 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv
The national team took first place among the teams in the competition. Photo via Georgian Judo Federation
Tweet 
Share
Georgian judokas claimed two gold medals and one bronze on Saturday at the Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv 2023 hosted in Israel’s Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv.
Olympic athletes Vazha Margvelashvili and Beka Gviniashvili became champions of the tournament in the -66 kg and -90 kg categories, with Margvelashvili defeating his Azerbaijani rival Orkhan Safarov and Gviniashvili claimed his win against Hungarian Krisztian Toth.
Georgian team member Lasha Nadiradze in the -66 kg category won a bronze medal, defeating Israeli Tal Flicker. The national team took first place among the teams in the competition.
Georgian judoka Tato Grigalashvili claimed gold at the Paris Grand Slam on Sunday, earning the top step of the podium in the 81 kg weight category of the tournament.
Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili claimed gold at the 2023 Paris Grand Slam in the -73 kg weight category of the tournament, repeating last year’s result, the Georgian Judo Federation said on Saturday.
Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze claimed a gold medal at the Judo Grand Prix in Portugal on Sunday. Sulamanidze defeated his Japanese rival Arai Dota, throwing the competitor twice with waza-ari in the -100 kg category final.
The International Judo Federation on Tuesday published the final ranking of the year, with Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze listed at the top of the -100 kg weight category of the world’s leading athletes.
A 13-member team of injured Georgian servicemembers will feature in the Air Force Trials - a Paralympic-style competitive event starting this month in the United States - for the first time, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
Georgian judoka Varlam Liparteliani claimed gold at the 2023 Tashkent Grand Slam on Sunday, earning the top step of the podium in the -100 kg weight category of the tournament.
Georgian judokas claimed six medals, including three gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi 2023 hosted in Georgia’s capital, the Sports Ministry said on Sunday.
The Georgian national judo team won four silver medals at the European Judo Championships in France on Sunday.