Georgian Greco-Roman Wrestler Wins Gold in Azerbaijan

Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, Lasha Gobadze, won the gold medal at the Golden Grand Prix wrestling tournament, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In the final 80 kg category, Gobadze faced Azerbaijan’s Rafik Huseynov. In the first half of the match, the Georgian wrestler lost 0-4 against Huseynov, but in the second half, Gobazde tied the score with 4-4, favoring Georgia.

Before the final against Huseynov, Gobadze defeated Azerbaijani Elin Akhmedov (4-0), Turkish Dogan Goktas (2-2), and Azerbaijani Elvin Mursaliyev (3-3).

30 November 2015 14:28