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Orkhan Safarov tops the podium U60kg in Tbilisi
21 Mar 2014 18:25
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
World bronze medallist Orkhan Safarov AZE) notched another major milestone in his blossoming career as he won his first World Judo Tour event with a victory in the -60kg category in Tbilisi. Safarov was too strong for former Asian Championships bronze medallist Yerkebulan Kossayev (KAZ) as he swept past him by ippon with an emphatic osoto-gari.
In the first semi-final KOSSAYEV defeated relative unknown Gabit YESSIMBETOV (KAZ) by two yuko scores. In the second semi-final Olympic champion Arsen GALSTYAN (RUS) came undone against SAFAROV as he lost his lead and then the contest. The Russian fighter broke the deadlock with waza-ari score but SAFAROV replied with the same score and kept his composure to receive just one shido while GALSTYAN had two after five minutes of absorbing action.
The first bronze medal was claimed by GALSTYAN who tormented European champion and top seed Amiran PAPINASHVILI (GEO) in a contest which many thought would be the -60kg final. GALSTYAN boosted his comeback by defeating Georgian hope PAPINASHVILI by a waza-ari. The second bronze medal went to 20-year-old national champion Lukhumi CHKHVIMIANI (GEO) who earned a huge reaction from the crowd who met his win by ippon with a roar of delight which will long be remembered by him and his victim YESSIMBETOV (KAZ).
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