Georgian Wrestling Team finished World Wrestling Championship which was held in Moscow with two bronze medals. Giorgi Gogshelidze (96kg) and Levan Berianidze (120 kg) managed to win bronze medals. Georgian wrestler had debut in this weight category this year, he won 4 matches from 5. After beating Vladislav Bartnik of Poland, Marid Mutalimov of Kazakhsatn and Farid Masum Valid of Iran he went through semi final. In semi final he could not beat Biliam Makhov of Russia and went through repechage where he beat Daniel Ligeti of Hungary in three sets. Today champions and prize winners will be found out in 66 and 74 weight categories, but members of Georgian Team lost chance of winning medals in the first stage, because those who beat them also could not go through the final. Otar Tushishvili (66kg) beat Brent Harold Metkalf of The U.S.A. could not beat Batzorig Buianiavi of Mongolia and as for Gela Sagirashvili (74kg) could not beat Methiu Gnetry of Canada. Sevensome of Zaza Turmanidze gathered 21 points and took the 5th place.
Free style wrestling
World Championship
MoscowSeptember 12
66 kg
1 Cumar Sushil(India)
2 Alan Gagoev(Russia)
3 Jabrail Hasanov(Azerbaijan)
3 Geandri Garson(Cuba)
74 kg
1 Danis Tsargush(Russia)
2 Sadeg Saed Goudarz(Iran)
3 Gabir Hatos (Hungary)
3 Abdulhakim Shaepiev(Kazakhstan)
120 kg
1 Bilial Makhov(Russia)
2 Artur Taimazov(Uzbekistan)
3 Levan Berianidze(Georgia)
3 Yoanis Arzumandis(Greece)
Team result
1 Russia 66
2 Azerbaijan 42
3 Cuba 37
4 Iran 28
5 Georgia 21
6 Bulgaria 18
6 Uzbekistan 18
6 Ukraine 18
9 Hungary 14
9 Kyrgyzstan 14
Otar Maglakelidze
