Esther Stam (70 kg), member of the Georgian female judo team, won silver medal at Astana Grand Prix and earned 180 ranking points. Stam defeated Lior Wildikan of Israel, Dilbar Umiraliyeva of Kazakhstan and Szaundra Diedrich of Germany. In the final Stam lost to Bernadette Graf of Austria.

Today Lasha Shavdatuashvili (73 kg) and Ambako Avaliani (81 kg) also wrestled on the Kazakh tatami but both of them lost the morning program.

Lasha Shavdatuashvili beat Andrea Regis of Italy (3:2). In ¼ final the Georgian lost to Sagi Muki of Israel.

In repechage Shavdatuashvili failed to Yuki Nishiyama of Japan by waza-ari.

Ambako Avaliani defeated Safarbek Murodov of Uzbekistan. In 1/8 final the Georgian judoka failed to Robin Pacek of Sweden.

Tomorrow Okruashvili brothers, Adam and Vakhtang will wrestle in the name of Georgia.

Vasil Mshvildadze