Finally European gold for Ilia Sulamandize

Finally European gold for Ilia Sulamandize

The final of the European Championships U100kg brought an electrifying head-to-head between Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan and Ilia Sulamanidze of Georgia. These two always deliver thrilling performances, and Saturday’s showdown in Podgorica was no exception. The crowd erupted as Sulamanidze used spectacular ashi-waza to throw Kotsoiev, though the overspin limited the score to a yuko. For the remainder of the match, Sulamanidze kept up the pressur…