The members (60 kg) of the Georgian judo team finished participation in Tbilisi Grand Prix in ¼ final. Amiran Papinashvili, Giorgi Brolashvili, Paata Merebashvili and Lukhum Chkhvimiani wrestled in the name of Georgia. Papinashvili was No.1 seed but he lost to Gabit Yessimbetov of Kazakhstan.

Brolashvili lost to Yerkebulan Kossayev of Kazakhstan. Merebashvili wrestled London Olympic champion Arsen Galstyan of Russia and lost by two waza-aris. Chkhvimiani lost to Orkhan Safarov of Azerbaijan.

Shalva Kardava and Tristan Peikrishvili go on wrestling for gold medal in 66 kg. In ¼ final Kardava will wrestle Nijat Shikhalizada of Azerbaijan. Peikrishvili will face Georgii Zantaraia of Ukraine. Giorgi Kaldani and Gela Kelikhashvili have already lost this weight class.

Today champions and prize winners will be found out in female 48, 52 and 57 kg. Georgia has a representative only in 57 kg. Salome Abashidze, Mariam Tsikhelashvili and Sophio Beridze have already wrestled but lost.

Salome Abashidze lost to Katinka Szabo of Hungary, Mariam Tsikhelashvili – to Kifayat Gasimova of Azerbaijan and Beridze – to Tatiana Noskova of Russia.

Otar Maglakelidze