26-year-old Georgian judoka Lukhum Chkhvimiani (60 kg) is a world champion 2019. He won gold medal in Tokyo, Japan.

In final Chkhvimiani beat Sharafuddin Lutfillaev of Uzbekistan by ippon.

Before the final the Georgian defeated Yiu Long Lai of Hong Kong by ippon, Francisco Garrigos of Spain and Eric Takabatake of Brazil by waza-aris, Artem Lesiuk of Ukraine by ippon, Yung Wei Yang of Taiwan and Ryuju Nagayama of Japan by waza-aris.

Tomorrow Vazha Margvelashvili and Bagrat Niniashvili will wrestle in 66 kg and Tetiana Levytska-Shukvani – in 52 kg.