Georgian judoka and Olympic Champion Lasha Bekauri on Sunday defeated his French opponent Paul Livolsi to claim a gold medal at the European Open Championships in Madrid, the Georgian Judo Federation said.
He scored the win through ippon in the 90kg weight category to earn the top result.
Bekauri won the gold medal in the men’s 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Judo Championships.
