The second day of Tbilisi Grand Prix started by repeating the London Olympic Games final – Olympic champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili defeated Hungarian Miklosh Ungvar again, but the difference was that if both judoka participated in 66kg in London, this time they faced each other in a higher weight category.
Shavdatuashvili took advantage from the first seconds. He has not complied actions, but he made referee warn his opponent three times.
In ¼ final Lasha Shavdatuashvili faces Ukrainian Sergey Drebot.
Today prize winners will be found out among men in 73 and 81 kg weight categories. In Women – 63 and 70 categories. 11 judokas are registered in these four weights on behalf of Georgia.
Otar Maghlakelidze