Shalva Kardava, Tristan Peikrishvili (both of them 66kg) and Zebeda Rekgviashvili (73kg) members of Georgian national judo team will fight for bronze at "Grand Slam" ongoing in Baku. Today at Azaerbaijani tatami will be found out champions and prize winners in three weight categories: 60, 66 and 73 kg weight categories. Six memebers of men national team and one member of women team will represent Georgian at this following competition.
Georgians wrestling in 66 kg weigh categories went through the repechage final from the semi-finals. Peikrishvili lost the chance of winning gold-silver with the No.1 rank at "Grand Slam" Tumurkhuleg Davaadorzh. In the repechage final he wrestles against Yakub Shamilov a member of Russian national team.
Zebeda Rekhviashvili a bronze prize winner at European championship lost 1/4 final match with host Rustam Oruzhov and went through the repechage. In the repechage semi-final Rekhviashvili who was to lose with Alex Morin Martel managed to beat him at the fourth minute and for bronze medal he will wrestle against Brazilian Marselo Kontini.
Giorgi Papunashvili wrestled from Georgia in 73 kg weight category, but lost the first match with Russian Batraz Kaitmazon.
Shalva Kardava went through the "Bronze Final" after losing with Nijat Shikhaizada, he wrestles in "Bronze Final" against Azerbaijani Tarlan Karimov.
In the lightest weight category, Paata Merebashvili and Vazha Margvelashvili stayed beyond the tournament from the very first stage.
Among women, Shorena Sharashidze represented Georgia in 63 kg weight category. She started competition from the 1/8 final and lost with Tina Tresteniak of Slovenia.