In 2005 freestyle wrestler Revaz Mindorashvili became world champion in Budapest. After 8 years he as a head coach had a chance of gold medal in Budapest again. Today we expected more from titled and experienced wrestlers – current European champion Davit Marsagishvili (84 kg) lost 1/8 final and Vladimer Khinchegashvili (60 kg), finalist of London Olympic Games, lost ¼ final.
Heavyweight Geno Petriashvili was the only light point for the Georgian fans. The 19-year-old wrestler won bronze medal at World Championship. He also took the third place at European Championship.
Petriashvili lost gold-silver chance in semifinal where he lost to Khadzhimurat Gatsalov of Russia.
Before this fight, Geno Petriashvili defeated two opponents. He started participation from 1/8 final. The Georgian beat Hitender of India 8:0 in 47 seconds and Rares Chintoan of Romania 7:0 in one minute and 55 seconds.
In repechage final the Georgian heavyweight won over Zhiwei Deng of China 10:3 in 4 minutes. In the final Gatsalov defeated Alen Zaseyev of Ukraine 7:0 in 3 minutes.
Davit Marsagishvili beat Nikolay Paslar of Bulgaria (5:0) and Keith Gavin of America (8:0) in one minute and 15 seconds. In 1/8 final the Georgian lost to Ehsan Lashgari of Iran.
Vladimer Khinchegashvili could not overcome ¼ final and Nyam-Ochir Enkhsaikhany of Mongolia.
Before ¼ final, Vladimer Khinchegashvili won two fights. He defeated Abel Herrera of Peru 9:6 and Seung-Chul Lee of South Korea 8:0.
After beating the Georgians, Nyam-Ochir Enkhsaikhany and Ehsan Lashgari lost their fights. So, Vladimer Khinchegashvili and Davit Marsagishvili lost a chance of winning bronze.
On 18 September champion and prize winners will be found out in 74 kg. Iakob Makarashvili will wrestle in the name of Georgia.
Freestyle wrestling
World Championship
Budapest
17 September
60 kg
1 Bekkhan Goygereyev (Russia)
2 Vladimir Dubov (Bulgaria)
3 Bajrang Bajrang (India)
3 Masoud Esmaeilpour (Iran)
84 kg
1 Ibragim Aldatov (Ukraine)
2 Reineris Salas (Cuba)
3 Ehsan Lashgari (Iran)
3 Istvan Vereb (Hungary)
120 kg
1 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (Russia)
2 Alen Zaseyev (Ukraine)
3 Geno Petriashvili (Georgia)
3 Taha Akgul (Turkey)
Otar Maglakelidze
