Georgian Greco-Roman Wrestlers opened season unsuccessfully. Last weekend there were held international tournaments in Turkey and in France and about 20 Georgians took part in these competitions. Their total achievement is one bronze medal.

Begi Darchia head coach called up 15 sportsmen for Istanbul tournament, those are the following: Zurab Macharashvili (55 kg), Irakli Chochua (60 kg), Archil Turmanidze, Mukhran Machutadze, Revaz Lashkhi (three of them 66 kg), Giorgi Datunashvili, Ilia Gulbatashvili, Anton Mamageishvili (74 kg), Mate Sopadze, Giorgi Tsirekidze (84 kg), Solomon Gikashvili, Soso Jabidze, Vladimer Karchava (96 kg(, Guram Perseladze and Revaz Chelidze (120 kg). Kakha Getsadze President of Wrestling National Federation took 3 classic style wrestlers in Crete: Manuchar Kvikvelia (74 kg), Ramaz Nozadze (96 kg) and Dimitri Javakhishvili (120 kg)

Only Dimitri Javakhishvili achieved and managed to win bronze medal.

Otar Maglakelidze