Oleg Iadze, head coach of Georgian sambo team, made prognosis that Georgian sambo players would win 5-6 gold medals at World Championship. This prognosis justified but Georgian sportsmen won 7 gold medals and if they participate successfully on October 10, they will become champions. Russia is their only opponent. Champions and prize winners of both age groups among seniors, youngsters and girls are left to be found out in 3-3 weight classes.
Yesterday, winner of 16 medals were found out and Georgian team won 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Nino Odzelashvili (72 kg) who is wrestling in U-20 team surprised everyone. Member of Georgian sambo team finished World Championship with gold medal. She started participation in the competition from the second round - semifinal and beat favorite, Russian Zhanara Kusanova 1:0. In the final she beat Belarusian Anzhela Morozova 3:0. Russian sportswomen won gold medals in 3 from 4 weight classes. They were left beyond the final only in 72 kg..
In this age group, Darina Abuladze (48 kg) took the 3rd place. After losing against future champion - Russian Ana Gorelikova, she wrestled in repechage final and beat Velezuelan Irina Lunar.
October 9 was the most successful day for young Georgian sportsmen. 3 from 4 members of Emil Rash's team went through the final. Zaza Davadze (90 kg) and Levan Mukeria (+100 kg) won decisive matches and became champions. Zviad Kapanadze (68 kg) won silver medal.
Davadze beat Russian Viktor Osipenko (2:1), French Valentin Lordan (13:4) and Azerbaijani Seidur Heidarov (9:3). The last victory was the most interesting one - Georgian sambo player was losing 2:3 but he gained 7 points within last 2 minutes. Mukeria competed in the championship with knee injury. He held 2 matches and beat pain as well as his opponents. In the semifinal he beat Estonian Denis Smoldarev and he defeated Moldavian Anatoli Poiag in the final.
Zviad Kapanadze was beat by Belarusian Aleksandr Koksha 1:2. Before that Georgian sambo player won over Kazakh Batirkhan Umarov, Russian Igor Kondrashov 4:2, Uzbek Istam Kudratov - 6:0.
Vaja Lataria (52 kg) could not win silver or gold medals because of losing against Kazakh Sirum Mirmanov in the semifinal - 1:7. He was beat by Mongolian Maral-Erbene Chimedorzh 6:8.
Only Slava Rezesidze (+87 kg) from the team of Badri Janiashvili stood on the pedestal. 18-year-old heavyweight sambo player won over Armenian Azat Abrahamyan, Russian Pavel Sareibekyan and Ukrainian Pavlo Mokhonko and became world champion among seniors twice in a row.
Beka Ratiani (81 kg) added bronze medal to Georgians' prizes. After losing against the first opponent - Bulgarian Ivailo Ivanov 1:3, he beat Ukrainian Aleksandr Skuratov and Azerbaijani Khavambai Khovdal 2:1.
Gocha Vardzelashvili (65 kg) needed one victory to stand on the pedestal. He took the 5th place. Giorgi Sachaleli lost against the first opponent. Now about Georgian girls who did not win medals. Nona Merabishvili (56 kg), Teona Sukhitashvili (70 kg) and Elene Kebadze (+75 kg, all of them were in U-18 team) and Tamar Lomidze (80 kg, U-20) could not reach top three.
Champions and prize winners among seniors of 56, 70 and 87, youngsters of 57, 74 and 100, U-20 girls of 52, 64 and 80, U-18 girls of 48, 60 and 75 weight classes will be found out on the final day of World Championship.
Lasha Giunashvili (56 kg), Mikheil Chokheli (70 kg), Aleksandre Mildiani (87 kg), Genadi Chirgadze (57 kg), Zebeda Rekhviashvili (74 kg), Archil Shinjikashvili (100 kg), Shorena Sharadze (64 kg) and Tsira Abuladze (48 kg) will wrestle in the name of Georgia. Matches of preliminary stage will start at 10:00 and finals - at 18:00.
As a result of 2-day competition, Georgian youth team has 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Seniors won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals. Russian youth team won 2 gold and 3 bronze medals, seniors - 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

Sambo, World Championship.
Tbilisi. October 9
Men
Youngsters
52 kg
1 Vasil Karaulov (Russia)
2 Sirum Mirmanov (Kazakhstan)
3 Mikhailo Ilichuk (Ukraine)
3 Maral Chimedorzh (Mongolia)
68 kg
1 Aleksandr Koksha (Belarus)
2 Zviad Kapanadze (Georgia)
3 Kirilo Melnichenko (Ukraine)
3 Istam Kudratov (Uzbekistan)
90 kg
1 Zaza Davadze (Georgia)
2 Seidur Heidarov (Azerbaijan)
3 Garegin Khachatryan (Armenia)
3 Viktor Osipenko (Russia)
+100 kg
1 Levan Mukeria (Georgia)
2 Anatoli Poiag (Moldova)
3 Denis Smoldarev (Estonia)
3 Ibrakhim Khamkhoev (Russia)
Seniors 
52 kg
1 Vladimir Gladkikh (Russia)
2 Arif Bagirov (Belarus)
3 Eleman Kasimbaev (Kyrgyzstan)
3 Gor Mailyan (Armenia)
65 kg
1 Aidin Dartaev (Kazakhstan)
2 Sergei Sichu (Belarus)
3 Evgeni Slepchenko (Ukraine)
3 Aleksei Prokhorov (Russia)
81 kg
1 Tszhmronchoh Istopiren (Tajikistan)
2 Ivailo Ivanov (Bulgaria)
3 Beka Ratiani (Georgia)
3 Nodirbek Turaev (Uzbekistan)
+87 kg
1 Slava Rezesidze (Georgia)
2 Pavlo Mokhonko (Ukraine)
3 Artiom Filatau (Belarus)
3 Pavel Sareibekyan (Russia)
Girls
Youngsters
48 kg
1 Ana Gorelikova (Russia)
2 Aigerim Madenova (Kazakhstan)
3 Darina Abuladze (Georgia)
3 Leila Abasova (Belarus)
60 kg
1 Maria Kurdiaeva (Russia)
2 Iauhenia Zaitseva (Belarus)
3 Gulbanu Abpaz (Kazakhstan)
3 Olga Feditnik (Ukraine)
72 kg
1 Nino Odzelashvili (Georgia)
2 Anzhela Morozova (Belarus)
3 Perizat Zhakinbekova (Kazakhstan)
3 Zhanara Kusanova (Russia)
+80 kg
1 Elpida Aslanova (Russia)
2 Elizaveta Maiseenka (Belarus)
3 Ivana Berezovska (Ukraine)
3 Santa Pakenute (Lithuania)
U-18
44 kg
1 Ksenya Mikhailova (Russia)
2 Dinara Iskakova (Kazakhstan)
3 Anara Zhumal Kiz (Kyrgyzstan)
3 Ana Dabravolskaya (Belarus)
56 kg
1 Anastasia Polikarpova (Russia)
2 Rehina Shatrauskaya (Belarus)
3 Natalia Ilkiv (Ukraine)
3 Kamza Otebek (Kazakhstan)
70 kg
1 Ana Bulat (Moldova)
2 Kristina Mikhailenko (Ukraine)
3 Kalamkas Akhmatova (Kazakhstan)
3 Ekaterina Kulikova (Russia)
+75 kg
1 Aleksandra Babintseva (Russia)
2 Katsiarina Kaliuzhnaya (Belarus)
3 Sveta Ismailova (Uzbekistan)
3 Iulia Orazbaeva (Kazakhstan)


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