Giorgi Sakandelidze (120kg), member of Georgian freestyle wrestling team, wrestled at three international tournaments in the last three weeks and became champion three times. The Georgian heavyweighter won gold medal at Dmitri Korkin tournament which took place in the city of Russia, Yakutsk.
Sakandelidze started participation from 1/8 final. He defeated Enkhtugs Oyunbold of Mongolia in two periods. Another Georgian sportsman Geno Petriashvili wrestled in this weight class. He and Sakandelidze wrestled against each other in ¼ final. Future champion defeated Petriashvili. In semifinal he won over Kiril Gotovtsev of Russia. In final Sakandelidze beat Igor Dziatko of Belarus.
The Georgian team competed in the tournament with 8 sportsmen. Besides Sakandelidze, Mamuka Kordzaia (96kg) won medal. He started participation from ¼ final and lost to future finalist Les Sigman of America. In repechage final he beat Omar Kulduev of Russia and won bronze medal.
Petriashvili lost “bronze final” and finally, took the 5th place.
Otar Maglakelidze
