Paris Olympics 2024 | Georgian judoka Lasha Bekauri wins gold
Paris Olympics 2024 | Georgian judoka Lasha Bekauri wins gold

Georgian judoka Lasha Bekauri (-90 kg category), the Tokyo Olympic Games Champion, won Georgia’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Bekauri, 24, beat Japanese judoka Sanshiro Murao in the final. Sanshiro claimed silver for Japan.

Earlier, Georgian judoka Tato Grigalashvili won silver in the -81 kg category.