Georgian Greco-Roman wrestling team won all three types of medals at European Championship in Latvia. Shmagi Bolkvadze (66 kg) won bronze medal, Zurab Datunashvili (75 kg) – gold and Robert Kobliashvili (85 kg) – silver.

Datunashvili opened the Championship with the meeting with Evrik Nikoghosyan of France and with an obvious advantage (8:0). He beat the French in 2 minutes and 24 seconds.

In ¼ final, Zurab Datunashvili overcame Karapet Chalyan (8:0) of Armenia. In semifinals, the Georgian faced Elvin Mursaliyev of Azerbaijan and won 3:1. In final beat Viktor Nemes of Serbia and guaramteed the highest step of the podium.

In 85 kg, current European champion Evgeny Saleev of Russia took place on the Latvian carpet, but Georgian Robert Kobliashvili left him beyond the final (1:1).

Before semifinals, Kobliashvili beat Serbian Petar Balo 9:0 and Tadeusz Michalik of Poland 3:0.

In final, Kobliashvili lost to world champion Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine 2:5.

Today, Mindia Tsulukidze (71 kg) and Nikoloz Kelasov (80 kg) also involved in the competition but lost in the morning program.

Tsulukidze lost to Daniel Cataraga of Moldova (2:6) and Kelasov to Russian Ramazan Abacharaev (0:5).

Greco-Roman Wrestling

European Championship

Riga

12-13 March

59 kg

1 Mingiyan Semenov (Russia)

2 Roman Amoyan (Armenia)

3 Dmytro Tsymbaliuk (Ukraine)

3 Donior Islamov (Moldova)

66 kg

1 Islam-Beka Albiev (Russia)

2 Davor Stefanek (Serbia)

3 Shmagi Bolkvadze (Georgia)

3 Kamran Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

71 kg

1 Varsham Boranyan (Armenia)

2 Aleksandar Maksimovic (Serbia)

3 Balint Korpasi (Hungary)

3 Hasan Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

75 kg

1 Zurab Datunashvili (Georgia)

2 Viktor Nemes (Serbia)

3 Karapet Chalyan (Armenia)

3 laszlo Szabo (Hungary)

80 kg

1 Pascal Eisele (Germany)

2 Edgar Babayan (Poland)

3 Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgaria)

3 Aslan Atem (Turkey)

85 kg

1 Zhan Beleniuk (Ukraine)

2 Robert Kobliashvili (Georgia)

3 Tadeusz Michalik (Poland)

3 Denis Kudla (Germany)

98 kg

1 Nikita Melnikov (Russia)

2 Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia)

3 Aliaksandr Hrabovik (Belarus)

3 Cenk Ildem (Turkey)

130 kg

1 Riza Kayaalp (Turkey)

2 Oleksandr Chernetskyy (Ukraine)

3 Ioseb Chugoshvili (Belarus)

3 Johan Magnus Euren (Sweden)