Georgian Sambo Federation did not break tradition established in Kutaisi last year and held Georgian Championship in one day. It took 14 hours to find out champions and prize winners of nine weight classes at sports complex “Arena” – the tournament which started at 10 a.m. ended up at 12 o’clock at night.

Unlike the previous championship, it was not compulsory for all members of the national team to participate in domestic championship.

About 200 sportsmen competed in the championship. The team of Mtskheta showed the best result. They won three gold medals. Kutaisi, Telavi, Akhmeta, Kareli, Gori and Akhaltsikhe won one medal.

Giorgi Baindurashvili (82kg) celebrated return to sambo with becoming champion. He beat Niko Kutsia in final. Wrestling of Shmagi Lagazauri was one of the today’s beauties.

Judoka of Akhmeta celebrated debut in sambo with gold medal. One more interesting detail – titled Mirian Pavliashvili refused rumors about ending up career. He wrestled in heavy weight class and became champion.
 

Sambo
Georgian Championship
Tbilisi
February 11

52kg
1 Genadi Chirgadze (Kutaisi)
2 Dimitri Muladze (Khashuri)
3 Sandro Khutsianidze (Tbilisi)
3 Tamaz Nozadze (Khashuri)

57kg
1 Vakhtang Chidrashvili (Telavi)
2 Ilia Tkeshelashvili (Kutaisi)
3 Jondo Maridashvili (Tbilisi)
3 Giorgi Naskidashvili (Zestafoni)

62kg
1 Shmagi Lagazauri (Akhmeta)
2 Beka Nutskhrikidze (Poti)
3 Giga Beriashvili (Kaspi)
3 Lasha Giunashvili (Kareli)

68kg
1 Levan Nakhutsrishvili (Mtskheta)
2 Vasil Beruashvili (Rustavi)
3 Beka Imerlishvili (Gardabani)
3 Vaniko Totladze (Gori)

74kg
1 Giorgi Gasitashvili (Kareli)
2 Beka Berulava (Tbilisi)
3 Giorgi Papunashvili (Gori)
3 Beka Beriashvili (Kaspi)

82kg
1 Giorgi Baindurashvili (Mtskheta)
2 Niko Kutsia (Poti)
3 Davit Karbelashvili (Gori)
3 Zaza Davadze (Marneuli)

90kg
1 Paata Ghviniashvili (Gori)
2 Giorgi Iadze (Kaspi)
3 Giorgi Epitashvili (Gardabani)
3 Giorgi Tsotsiashvili (Mtskheta)

100kg
1 Beka Berdzenishvili (Akhaltsikhe)
2 Giorgi Kavtaradze (Tbilisi)
3 Ilia Machavariani (Gori)
3 Mikheil Narimanidze (Dedoplistskaro)

+100kg
1 Mirian Pavliashvili (Mtskheta)
2 Onise Bughadze (Sachkhere)
3 Slava Rezesidze (Dmanisi)
3 Mirian Gorjilashvili (Akhmeta)
 

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