Wrestling

14:45 | 7.03.2015 | Viewed []

Silver-Bronze Start

Iakob Makarashvili, member of Georgian freestyle wrestling team, lacked the only victory to win the tournament named after 3-time Olympic champion Aleksandr Medved. The Georgian wrestler (74kg) lost the decisive match to American Jordan Burroughs and won the silver medal. Omar Gusoshvili (97kg) occupied the 3rd place.

Before the final, Makarashvili beat Russians – Khabib Baatirov and Boris Makoev, Tajik Gamid Jalilov and Belarusian Rasul Tikhaev.

Gusoshvili ended his participation in the main draw in semifinal by losing to Azerbaijani Khetag Gaziumov. Before this meeting, he beat American Kyal Bayers. In repechage final, he won over Moldovan Nicola Cheban.

Yesterday, Beka Bujiashvili, Otar Gogava (both57kg), Konstantine Khabalashvili, Malkhaz Zarkua (both 65kg), Zurab Erbotsonashvili (74kg), Elizbar Odikadze, Mamuka Kordzaia and Davit Kerashvili (all 97kg) also wrestled in Minsk, but stayed without medals.

Today, champions and prize winners will be revealed in remained four categories: 61, 70, 86 and 125. The head coach of Georgian team put Lado Khinchegashvili, Beka Lomtadze, Shota Partenadze (all 61kg), Zurab Iakobashvili, Davit Tlashadze (both 70kg), Jaba Kvelashvili (86kg), Giorgi Sakandelidze, Davit Modzmanashvili and Giorgi Meshvildishvili (all 125kg) on the list.

57 kg

1.ANDREYEU ULADZISLAU (BLR)

2.NADYRBEK UULU SAMAT (KGZ)

3.KARAEV TAMERLAN (RUS)

3.BEKHBAYAR ERDENEBAT (MGL)

65 kg

1.NURYKAU AZAMAT (BLR)

2.KURBANALIEV MAGOMED (RUS)

3.OKASSOV SAYATBEK (KAZ)

3.KONTOEV ALIAKSANDR (BLR)

74 kg

1.BURROUGHS JORDAN (USA)

2.MAKARASHVILI JAKOB (GEO)

3.TIKHAEV RASUL (BLR)

3.SHABANAU ALI (BLR)

97 kg

1.GAZYUMOV KHETAG (AZE)

2.SHARIFOV SHARIF (AZE)

3.GUSOSHVILI OMAR (GEO)

3.ANDRIITSEV VALERII (UKR)

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