On the first day of European Freestyle Wrestling Championship – on March 29, champions and prize winners were found out in three weight classes. Georgian team won only one bronze medal. Davit Khutsishvili (74 kg) won it. A 20-year-old sportsman held 5 matches in Germany. He won 4 matches and lost one.

In the semifinal, Khutsishvili lost against Musa Murtazaliev who was wrestling in the name of Armenia. Beforet that, he beat German Andriy Shyyka, Slovakian Dan Palinkas and Romanian Marius Lucian Atofani. In repechage final, Khutsishvili won over Bulgarian Kiril Terziev. In the final of 74 kg, Murtazaliev lost against Russian Denis Tsargush.

Yesterday, Malkhaz Zarkua (60 kg) and Beldukh Gavashelishvili (96 kg) wrestled on German mat but they could not get in top 3. After beating Finnish Jukka Ilmari Hyytiainen, Zarkua lost against German Marcel Ewald. Gavashelishvili lost against Moldavian Nikolai Cheban in ¼ final. Before that, he beat Czech Vratislav Chotas and German Kevin Schwaebe.

Russian Opan Sat became champion in 60 kg and Azerbaijani Khetag Gazyumov – in 96 kg. Both of them were current European champion and last year, they beat Georgians in the final. If Tsargush beat Zarkua, Gazyumov won over Giorgi Gogshelidze because of unobjective refereeing.

Today, champions and prize winners will be found out in 4 weight classes. Vladimir Khinchegashvili (55 kg) will start participation from 1/8 final. He will wrestle against Albanian Florian Rekh. Ukrainian Dmitro Malenkov will be the first opponent of Koba Kakaladze (66 kg). Davit Marsagishvili (84 kg) will wrestle against Macedonian Dayan Bogdanov and Davit Modzmanashvili (120 kg) – against British Mark Andrew Cocker.

Otar Maglakelidze

Freestyle wrestling. European Championship

Dortmund. March 29

60 kg

1 Opan Sat (Russia)

2 Sahit Prizreni (Albania)

3 Vasyl Fedoryshyn (Ukraine)

3 Anatolie Guidea (Bulgaria)

74 kg

1 Denis Tsargush (Russia)

2 Musa Murtazaliev (Armenia)

3 Davit Khutsishvili (Georgia)

3 Gabor Hatos (Hungary)

96 kg

 1 Khetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan)

2 Vladislav Baytsaev (Russia)

3 Nicolae Ceban (Moldova)

3 Pavlo Oliinyk (Ukraine)