3 Gold form Turkey

International Tournament of "Yashar Dogu" in Freestyle Wrestling was held on February 09-10 2013 in Ankara, Georgian freestyle wrestling team ended the tournament with 4 medals, Vladimer Khinchegashvili (60), Davit Marsagishvili (84) and Elizbar Odikadze (96) became champions, Giorgi Edisherashvili (55) won bronze medal.In final Khinchegashvili defeated Eniam Ochir of Mongolia, Marsagishvili beat Turkish Haki Cheylan and Elizbar Odikadze won over 3 times European Champion,world champion and twice Olimpic bronze medalist Khetag

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Freestyle Wrestlers will compete in “Yashar Dogu” international tournament

International Tournament of "Yashar Dogu" in Freestyle Wrestling will be held on February 09-10 2013 in Ankara,Turkey.Revaz Mindorashvili, new head coach of Georgian Freestyle Wrestling team, named the staff for Ankara:Giorgi Edisherashvili (55),Vladimer Khinchegashvili (60), Konstantin Khabalashvili (66), David Marsagishvili (84), Elizbar Odikadze (96) and Geno Petriashvili (120).on 9 February In the first day of the competition champions and prize winners will be found out in 55, 66 ,84 kg and on February 10 – in 60, 74, and 96 kg.

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Freestyle Wrestlers started preparation for European championship

Freestyle Wrestling Team of Georgian has started preparation for European Championship. Head coach of National Team Revaz Mindorashvili and members of coaching board David Poghosiani and Aleksandre Kakhniashvili  arrived to Borjomi  with 35 wrestlers and stayed at sport-complex “Olimpi”. From these 30 sportsmen will be chosen seven for European championship. Main candidates of the team will participate in international Tournament  of Yasar Dogu in Turkey on February 9-10 and on February  16-17 they will take part in Ukrainian tournament. On February 21-22   Second Team  will wrestle

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Coach Changes in Georgian Freestyle Wrestling

On January 8 Luka Kurtanidze the President of  the Wrestling Federation of Georgia introduced new Head Coaches in Freestyle Team. Zaza Turmanidze after 20-Year Coaching was replaced by Olimpic Champion of Beijing Revaz Mindorashvili at the Head Coach Position. As assistants of Mindorashvili will work David Pogosiani and Alexsandre Kakhniashvili. World Champion and twice Olimpic Medalist Giorgi Gogshelidze will be head Coach

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Luka Kurtanidze became a President of Georgian National Wrestling Federation

Georgian National Wrestling Federation has a new President, Election which held at Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs two times World Champion, 5 times European Champion and 2 times Olympic Medalist Luka Kurtanidze was elected as a President.
There were only two candidates  Kurtanidze and Tamaz Gegeshidze. Election lasted for three hours.103 delegates made their choice. 56 of them voted for Kurtanidze, 45 ones supported for Gegeshidze.

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FreeStyle Wrestling Championship of Georgia 2012

National Championship in Freestyle wrestling was held in Tbilisi at Judo Academy named after shota chochishvili on 27-28 November .in category  55 kg new leader has appeard, after 2012 London Olympic Games Finalist in 55 kg Vladimer Khinchegashvili changed his weight caregory to 60 kg ,  Giorgi Edisherashvili from Tbilisi won gold medal in 55kg.

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