Georgian judokas wrestled better on the second day of Tokyo Grand Slam, named after Jigoro Kano. But they could not reach top three. Today winners were found out in 73, 81 and 90 kg.
Debutant of the team Avtandil Chrikishvili (81 kg) and leader Varlam Liparteliani (90 kg) lost in the 1/4 final and as there is no repechage at Grand Slam, they took the 5th place. Chrikishvili was beat by Japanese Takahiro Nakai. Nakai won over Chrikishvili by waza-ari. Young Georgian beat two opponents - Polish Robert Kravchuk by yuko and American Travis Stevens by ippon.
Liparteliani beat South Korean So Keun Song within 2 minutes and 42 seconds and Argentinian Hector Campos by yuko. He lost against Brazilian Tiago Camilo in the 1/4 final. Fifth-placed Georgians got 60-60 rating points.
Today, Tengiz Paposhvili (73 kg) and Giorgi Baindurashvili (81 kg) wrestled on tatami but both of them finished the tournament without victory. Paposhvili lost against Uzbek Navruz Zhurakbilov within 2 minutes and half by ippon. Portuguese Diogo Lima beat Baindurashvili by yuko.
Hosts won in all three weight classes. Japanese finals were held in 73 and 81 kg. Riki Nakai bear Iuki Nishiama in 73 kg. Takahiro Nakai became champion in 81 kg after beating Masahiro Takamatsu. Tiago Camilo who won over Liparteliani went through the final but Masaashi Nishiama beat him.
Tomorrow, winners will be found out in two heavyweight classes. Georgian team does not have participant in 100 kg. Nodar Metreveli will wrestle in +100 kg. He will wrestle against Japanese Masaru Momos in the first circle. In case of victory, supposedly, he will wrestle against another Japanese judoka. Before that Takahashi will wrestle against Filipino Tomohiko Hoshina. In the 1/4 final, ways of Metreveli and Cuban Oscar Bryson will join each other.

Judo
Grand Slam
Tokyo
December 12

73 kg
1 Riki Nakaia (Japan)
2 Iuki Nishiama (Japan)
3 Nicholas Triton (Canada)
3 Dirk Van Tichelt (Belgium)

81 kg
1 Takahiro Nakai (Japan)
2 Masahiro Takamatsu (Japan)
3 Ian Barton (Great Britain)
3 Leandro Guilhero (Brazil)

90 kg
1 Masashi Nishiama (Japan)
2 Tiago Camilo (Brazil)
3 Khurshid Nabiev (Uzbekistan)
3 Dilshod Choriev (Uzbekistan)


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