Tomorrow Judo U-20 European championship is to start, it will last for three days. Georgian national team will be represented by two staffs. Head coach Gia Gugava has called up the following sportsmen: Leri Chelidze, Giorgi Mesablishvili (55 kg), Vazha Margvelashvili, Giorgi Katzia (60 kg), Lasha Shavdatuashvili, Otar Archuadze (66 kg), Phrion Gigani, Mikheil Chokheli (73 kg), Shalva Ninidze, Beka Ratiani (81 kg), Giorgi Mermanishvili, Giorgi Kavtaradze (90 kg), Elguja Bibilashvili, Giorgi Tsnobiladze (100 kg), Ushangi Kokauri and Levan Matiashvili (+100).
Four Georgian girls will wrestle at European Championship: Nona Merabishvili (52 kg), Sopho Beridze (57 kg), Tea Sukhitashvili (70 kg) and Elene Kebadze (+78 kg).
On September 16 champions and prize winners will be found out in 55 and 60 weight categories among guys, as for girls in 44, 47 and 52 weight categories, on September 17 – guys in 66, 73 and 81 kg and girls-57, 63 and 70 kg, on September 18 in 90, 100 and +100 weight categories among guys and in 78 and +78 kg among girls.
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