Georgian judokas finished the second day of World Championship without medal. Today were found outs champions and prize-winners in 81, 90 in men’s weight categories and in 90 weight categories in women. Four members of Amiran Totikashvili’s team wrestled in tatami and for three of them finished participation in championship at the first stage.
Levan Tsiklauri and Giorgi Shinjikashvili wrestling in 81 weight category left championship at the first circle. Trevis Stivenson with awarding of ippon beat him on 3 minutes and 10 seconds and as for Sinjikashvili he was defeated by Elnur Mamadli of Azerbaijan, who awarded of waza-ari in 4 minutes and 12 seconds.
Mindia Bodaveli (90kg) started with victory. He awarded of ippon against Michael Horley in 5 minutes, but after that Jarji Zviadauri who represents Greece bet him awarding of waza-ari and in a result of it he lost chance to win any kind of medal.
As it was expected, Varlam Lirateliani (90kg) wrestled most successfully. But he stayed beyond threesome, while he has nice chance of winning medal. He won first four matches. Beat Sahil Patania of India in 50 minutes, in 3 minutes beat Winston Gordon of Britain, four minutes was enough to award of ippon against Ashley Gonzales in 4minutes and in semi-final he beat Valentin Grekov of Ukraine with waza-ari and 2 yukos.
In semi final Liparteliani wrestled against Daiki Nishiami o Japan and 5 minutes was spent in such way that none of them could make any method. Extra time was not necessary, because referee punished Liparteliani due to passiveness Nishiam used it and awarded of yoko. To tell the truth, Liparteliani was wrestling very carefully as well as his opponent but host’s factor played big role.
In “bronze final” Georgian wrestler wrestled against Kiril Denisov of Russia. Opponent advanced at the beginning with awarding of waza-ari. He activated only at the last minutes, he awarded of yoko but for winning it was not enough. He took the 5th place in this World Championship.
Liparteliani could not but Jarji Zviadauri managed to beat Nishiama. Georgian wrestler who represents Greece with Ilia Iliadis name was very active during wrestling, awarded of ippon and became gold medal-owner. In 81 weight categories Jae-Bu Kim of Brazil became champion in men and in women Lusi Dekos of France won golden medal the second time.
Tomorrow found out chmprions and prize winners in 73 weigh category in men and 57, 63 weight categories in women. Zaza Kedelashvili and Nugzar Tatalashvili represent Georgia. Both of them start participation from the second circle, they have such opponents that supposedly they will not have difficulties to beat them and go through the 1/16 final. Kedelashvili wrestles Mustafa Bulemya of Aljir. If there is not any sensation, he will wrestle against ranked second Gi-Man Bang of South Africa. Tatalashvili wrestles Zeyad Mater of Yemen and in case of success will wrestle Yaromir Jezeck of Czech Reoublic or Yan Iv Botie of Belgium. In 73 weigh category contains 83 wrestlers.
Judo. მსოფლიოსჩემპიონატიWorld Championship
Tokyo. 10 September
Men
81 kg
1 Gae-BumKim(South Corea)
2 Leonardo Gilliero(Brazil)
3 Yan Bartton(Britain)
3 Masahiro Takamatsu(Japan)
Women
70 kg
1 Lus Deckos(France)
2 Aneth Mesaros(Hungary)
3 Rasa Sraka(Slovenia)
3 Yoriko Cunihara(Japan)
90 kg
1 Ilia Iliadis(Greece)
2 Daiki Nishiama(Japan)
3 Kiril Denisov(Russia)
3 Elkham Mamadli(Azerbaijan)
Otar Maglakelidze
