Amiran Papinashvili (60 kg) and Lasha Shavdatuashvili (66 kg) members of Georgian national judo team gained first victories at European championship, but they managed it as a result of difficult fights.

Papinashvili rested in the first circle and started competition in the 1/8 final, he had a difficult fight with Azer Vugar Shirinli, but finally managed to beat him.

As for Shavdatuashvili, he managed to beat Belgian Yasper Lefever at the end of the match. Before it Olympic Champion was to lose with wazari.

In the 1/4 final Papinashvili wrestles against Czech Pavel Petrikov and Shavdatuashvili against Romanian Remus Mircea Lazea.