Georgia’s Ilia Sulamanidze ranked among world’s leading judo athletes
Sulamanidze rose to the top of the ranking after earning a gold medal at the Jerusalem Masters this month, marking a successful return to Israel after his bronze-winning performance at the 2021 Tel Aviv Grand Slam, his first IJF World Tour event. Photo: International Judo Federation.
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The International Judo Federation on Tuesday published the final ranking of the year, with Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze listed at the top of the -100 kg weight category of the world’s leading athletes.
In the updated list, the Georgian wrestler has 5,752 rating points and is ranked 427 points ahead of the Netherlands’ Michael Korel.
Men World number 1. Photo: International Judo Federation
Sulamanidze rose to the top of the ranking after earning a gold medal at the Jerusalem Masters this month, marking a successful return to Israel after his bronze-winning performance at the 2021 Tel Aviv Grand Slam, his first IJF World Tour event.
In the Jerusalem-hosted competition, the 21-year-old won the medal after defeating his Dutch rival Simeon Catharina with a warning in extra time, bringing the second gold medal for the Georgian team.
Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze claimed a gold medal at the 2022 Judo World Masters competition in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Georgian wrestler Tato Grigalashvili claimed a gold medal at the 2022 Judo World Masters competition in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze has claimed silver in the world championship in Marrakesh, Morocco. Sulamanidze, 18, was defeated by Japanese Kazunari Kamigaki in the under 100kg category on Saturday.
Georgian judoka Ilia Sulamanidze has won silver at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in the 100 kg category.
The national team of Georgia’s freestyle wrestlers have claimed six medals including two gold, one silver and three bronze at the traditional international tournament Henri Deglane Grand Prix 2023 in France’s city of Nice, the National Wrestling Federation of Georgia announced on Sunday.
Georgian wrestler Ilia Sulamanidze claimed a gold medal at the Judo Grand Prix in Portugal on Sunday. Sulamanidze defeated his Japanese rival Arai Dota, throwing the competitor twice with waza-ari in the -100 kg category final.
Georgian judokas claimed two gold medals and one bronze on Saturday at the Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv 2023 hosted in Israel’s Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv.