Georgian 9-man Judo Team competes at Grand Prix which is held in the city of Germany, Dusseldorf on February 19-20. Austrian specialist Peter Seisenbacher has left for homeland after finishing Budapest World Cup and made Zurab Zviadauri his assistant name those players who will compete at Grand Prix.
Those players are the following: Amiran Papinashvili and Davit Asumbani (both of them 60 kg), Nugzar Tatalashvili (73 kg), Avtandil Chrikashvili and Levan Tsiklauri (81 kg), Varlam Liparteliani (both of them 80 kg), Irakli Tsirekidze (100 kg), Zviad Khanjaliashvili and Nodar Metreveli (both of them heavy weight). Georgian delegation leaves for Germany at dawn on Friday. Olympic and world champion Irakli Tsirekidze is leaving for Vienna tonight, where he will have medical check. Others were checked in Tbilisi several weeks ago but at this time Tsirekidze did not train for National Team. After finishing German tournament Davit Asumbani and Zviad Khanjaliashvili leave for Georgia with Zviad Zviadauri.  Other players will be taken for Japan by Peter Seisenbacher for having 18-day meeting. Austrian specialist pays more attention to those players who were chosen for Tokyo training, but it is not still known who will be called up for Istanbul European Championship, which is held on April 21-24.
 

 Otar Maglakelidze