The Georgian sambo team has increased the number of medals up to 5 at European Championship which is under way in Minsk. On May 20 champions and prize winners were revealed in 57, 74 and 100 kg. Georgia had participants in all three weight categories. Levan Nakhutsrishvili (74 kg) and Vakhtang Chidrashvili (57 kg) won medals. They finished the morning program without a failure and made through to the final.

In the final Levan Nakhutsrishvili beat Ashot Martirosyan of Bulgaria and became a champion of Europe. Vakhtang Chidrashvili fell to Vladimir Gladkikh and won silver medal.

Davit Loriashvili (100 kg) and Mari Makharashvili (52 kg) lost the morning program.

Today champions and prize winners will be revealed in the last three-three weight categories. Zviad Odoshashvili (62 kg), Niko Kutsia (82 kg), Beka Berdzenishvili (+100 kg), Salome Abashidze (56 kg), Tea Sukhitashvili (68 kg) and Elene Kebadze (+80 kg) will wrestle in the name of Georgia.