Avtandil Chrikashvili, member of Georgian judo team, is in the semifinal. The Georgian judoka (81 kg) won the 4^th meeting easily against Alain Schmitt of France. As far as you know, Avtandil Chrikashvili, before defeating the French, won over Belarusian Aliaksandr Stsiashenka, Emmanuel Lucenti of Argentina and Iranian Amir Ghasem Nejad by Ippon.

In the semifinal, the Georgian judoka will face Ivan Nifontov of Russia and in the 2^nd semifinal will face Loic Pietri of France and Mongolian Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar. As you know, Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar defeated Levan Tsiklauri in the 1/16 final.

Otar Maglakelidze