Georgian youth sambo team finished the first day of the tournament successfully. Georgian Senior Team gained 2 golden and 1 bronze medal as for Youth Team they won 1 golden and 2 bronze medals. Both of Georgian teams advance in teams’ competition. There are 6 weight categories in men and none of Georgian sportsman is not without medal. 
Giorgi Katsia (60kg) and Shmagi Sharipashvili (75kg) won golden medals. Leri Jikhvashvili took the third place. Katsia beat Latvian Andrius Bondorovas, Kazakh Bakdaulet Sabitovita (5:0) and Uzbek Sarbon Ernazarov and he held final match against Belarus Sergey Ushivec (2:0). Sharipashvili won over Tajik Azimzon Begizhonov, Aleksander Kalinchuk (1:0) of Ukraine, Belarus Timapey Emilianov 4:4. In final match he wrestled against Giorgi Koreli, who represents Russia.
Jikhvashvili lost with Armenian Grigor Mkhitaryan and played in repechage, where he beat Ezen Kuikov of Russia 4:1.
The most distinguished in Youth Team was Vakhtang Sarajishvili (82 kg). He beat Aleksey Kushnir of Russia, Merek Turashev of Kazakhstan and Dinar Shapigulin of Russian gained 2-2 points and went through the final, where he beat Yuri Skripal of Russia.
In 48 weight category there were 6 participants and Givi Nadareishvili succeeded. After defeating Kazakh Madiar Aldamjarov (3:1), he could not beat Sergey Ivanov of Russia (4:7) in semifinal and won bronze medal without wrestling in repechage.

Giorgi Tabatadze beat Uzbek Sirojidin Obidov 6:3, he gained 6 points with Japanese Takamitsu Matsuis. He lost with Kazakh Bagdat Jarilgasov 1:2 in the semifinal, but due to unfair referee Georgian sportsman lost chance of going through the final. He wrestled against Tajik Karimdod Ubaidov in repechage. In this match Georgian sportsman was losing and at the end of the match he even did not give any chance to opponent and won over him.
Champions and prize-winners were found out in 3-3 weight categories in women. An only one sportsman represents Georgia. U-18 Nino Martiashvili (65kg) wrestled in two matches. She lost with Natalia Rak of Estonia in the main wrap and then lost with Dorinp Mikhailovich of Moldova in repechage. Martiashvili is an only Georgian sportsman who stayed beyond the top 3.
On October 9 16 prize-winners and champions will be found out. U-18 reps of 52, 65, 81 and +87 weight categories in men and in women prize-winners will be found out in 44, 56, 70 and +75 weight categories. Giorgi Sachaleli (52 kg), Gocha Vardzelashvili (65 kg), Beka Ratiani (81 kg), Slava Rezesidze (+87), Sopho Beridze (56 kg), Tea Sukhitashvili (70 kg) and Elene Kebadze (+75 kg) will represent Georgia. Preliminary matches will be held at 10:00 and final ones at 18:00.

Samb

World Championship
Tbilisi, October 8

Men

Youth
48 kg
1 Sergey Ivanov(Russia)
2 Fuentes Kastelanos (Venezuela )
3 Givi Nadareishvili(Georgia)
3 Alli Guliev (Azerbaijan)

62 kg
1 Vae Tukhtalian(Belarus)
2 Bagdat Jarilgasov(Kazakhstan)
3 Giorgi Tabatadze(Georgia)
3 Vugar Mamadov(Azerbaijan)

82 kg
1 Vakhtang Sarajishvili (Georgia)
2 Yuri Skipal(Ukraine)
3 Sunatela Azimov(Uzbekistan)
3 Dinar Shafigulian(Russia)

Junior Team
48 kg
1 Grigor Mkhitaryan (Armenia)
2  Jtksemb Bolatbek(Kazakhstan)
3 Leri Javakhishvili(Georgia)
3 Tuguldor Himeg(Mongolia)

60 kg
1 Giorgi Katsia (Georgia)
2 Sergey Ushivets(Belarus)
3 Artut Te(Kirgizstan)
3 Sarbon Ernazarov(Uzbekistan)

75 kg
1 Shmagi Sharipashvili(Georgia)
2 Giorgi Koeli(Russia)
3 Timopey Emilianov(Belarus)
3 Mkher Karapetyan(Armenia)

Women

U-18
40 kg
1 Kristina Bikberdina (Russia)
2 Aizan Jilkibaeva(Kazakhstan)
3 Vidianis Moreno(Venezuela)
3 Lidia Grinishaki(Ukraine)

52 kg
1 Gergana Vatsova (Bulgaria)
2 Irina Kalinovska(Ukraine)
3 Aygunim Tuitekova(Kazakhstan)
3 Gabriela Tashku(Moldova)

65 kg
1 Kristina Jukavets(Belarus)
2 Natlia Rak(Estonia)
3 Aidana Eleusinova(Kazakhstan)
3 Sabina Nurgalina(Russia)

U-20
44 kg
1 Ekaterina Burilova (Russia)
2 Nadia Kretova(Ukraine)
3 Alena Mereutsi(Moldova)
3 Aizida Shalapova(Kazakhstan)

56 kg
1 Alia Bikuzina (Russia)
2 Tatiana Shmir(Ukraine)
3 Sudan Medina(Venezuela)
3 Madina Alibekova(Kazakhstan)

68 kg
1 Ksenya Artamova (Russia)
2 Veronika Krumgulde(Latvia)
3 Meruert Otebekova(Kazakhstan)

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