Georgian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling teams made through to the final meetings of preparatory cycle of European first games. Freestyle wrestling team practices in Borjomi and Greco-roman team at the Olympic base of Dusheti.
Both teams head coaches officially filled the composition for Baku European Games and as it was expected, Mindorashvili (freestyle team’s head coach) and Darchia (Greco-Roman team’s head coach) formed the teams by Georgian champions and both of them made the only change.
Mindirashvili made exception in 57 kg weight category. However, it was known in advance. Current champion of Europe Vladimer Khinchegashvili will wrestle in the lightest weight.
Khinchegashvili lost to Beka Lomtadze in final of internal competition and Lomtadze won the right to go to Baku, as well as other weight champions.
Like Mindorashvili, Darchia announced directly after the end of the Championship, that he would prefer champions while naming the composition. He did so, but was forced to make a change in 59 kg. Due to the trauma of Goderdzi Davitadze, he was forced to replace him by Gizo Meladze.
Six days will be provided to the wrestlers at the European games. On June 13-14, champions and prizewinners of Greco-Roman will be found out in 59, 80 and 98 kg weight categories on the first day and on the second day in 66, 75, 85 and 130 kg. The next two days will be for women. And finally, champions and prizewinners of freestyle will be found out in 57, 65, 74 and 97 on June 17 and on June 18 – 61, 70, 86 and 125 kg.
Georgian team
Greco-Roman wrestling
59 kg – Gizo Meladze
66 kg - Sachino Davitaia
71 kg - Mindia Tsulukidze
75 kg - Zurab Datunashvili
80 kg - Lasha Gobadze
85 kg - Mate Sopadze
98 kg - Mikheil Kajaia
130 kg – Iakob Kajaia
Head coach – Begi Darchia
Freestyle wrestling
57 kg – Vladimer Khinchegashvili
61 kg – Beka Lomtadze
65 kg - Aleksandre Kenchadze
70 kg - Davit Tlashadze
74 kg - Jumber Kvelashvili
86 kg - Sandro Aminashvili
97 kg - Elizbar Odikadze
125 kg - Geno Petriashvili
Head coach – Revaz Mindorashvili
