“European, World and Olympic champion managed to beat only one opponent. He started competition in the second circle, where he beat Cuban Maily Raul Konsegra Panfe in two sets. As a result he went through the 1/8 final. Unexpectedly he lost with Croatian Neven Zugazh and Kvirkvelia lost chance of gaining bronze medal”- this extract is from “World Sport” article, when we summarized final day of Greco-Roman style wrestling world championship on September 9, 2010. Manuchar Markoishvili the seventh wrestler of Georgian team wrestled but could not manage to win any kind of medal.
It is enough to replace Cuban Maily Raul Konsegra Panfe with Finn Henry Esko Valimak, you will be provided the same information about Manuchar Markoishvili (74 kg), who wrestled at World Championship, which was underway in the capital of Turkey, Istanbul. He had the same result at World Championship last year. He started competition again in the second circle, went through the 1/8 final and lost chance of gaining any kind of medal in 1/8 final. This time obstacle was Croatian Neven Zugazh. As for the first opponent, Kvirkvelia beat him again in two sets. The only difference between the current and the previous results at world championship is that none of the members of Georgian Greco-Roman wrestling team managed to win any kind of medal at Moscow World championship. This year Manuchar Tskhadaia (66 kg) managed to win silver medal.
Roman Vlasov of Russian won gold medal in 74 weight category. Neven Zugazhh and Armenian Arsen Julfalakyan won bronze medals and Turkish Jila Selchuk Cheb silver medal. Besides them Swedish Robert Patrik Rosengreen and Kazakh Askhat Dilmukhamedov gained license at London Olympic Games 2012. on September 16 Free-style wrestlers start competition and champions and prize winners will be found out in 7 weight categories till September 18.
Greco-Roman Wrestling
World Championship
Istanbul
September 14
74 kg
1 Roman Vlasov(Russia)
2 Selchuk Cheb (Turkey)
3 Neven Zugazh(Croatia)
3 Arsen Julpalakyan(Armenia)
Otar Maglakelidze
