Yesterday, Georgian freestyle wrestling cadet team managed to win medal at World Championship which is underway in the city of Hungary, Szombathely. Champions and prize winners were found out in 5 weight classes. Giorgi Pasikashvili (42 kg), Shalva Khutsishvili (50 kg), Rauf Shakulogli (58 kg), Shalva Chadashvili (69 kg) and Beka Rochikashvili (85 kg) wrestled on the mat from the team of Tamaz Bendianishvili. Only Shakulogli and Rochikashvili got close to top 3.

Rauf Shakulogli beat Romanian George Gabriel Badea. Then, he won over Moldovan Toma Vaskan and Japanese Katsuhiro Kavase but lost against future champion Indian Frahlad Sinkh in semifinal. In repechage final, Rauf lost against Azerbaijani Elchin Mamadov and took the fifth place.

Beka Rochikashvili needed to beat American Samuel Brukes for taking the third place. Before that, he won over Ukrainian Bohdan Hritsay. Also, Beka beat Hungarian Marton Tomins but lost against Russian Aslan Bibulatov.

Chadashvili beat Italian Marco Karchea and Bulgarian Ismael Engin but lost against Azerbaijani Elmar Ismailov in ¼ final.

Giorgi Pasikashvili (42 kg) and Shalva Khutsishvili (50 kg) held only one match at World Championship. Pasikashvili lost against Indian Ram Kanvar Mangal Kadian and Khutsishvili – against Japanese Rinia Nakamura.

Other 5 members of the team will participate today. Ramaz Darchidze (46 kg), Shota Partenadze (54 kg), Omar Gurjidze (63 kg), Giorgi Chkhartishvili (76 kg) and Geno Petriashvili (100 kg) will wrestle on the mat. Darchidze will wrestle against Russian Niurgun Aleksandrov, Partenadze – against Belarusian Dzianis Maximov, Gurjidze – against Italian Aron Kaneva, Chkhartishvili – against Macedonian Stefan Nikovski and Petriashvili – against Hungarian Marchel Kish.

 

Otar Maglakelidze