Georgian named UWW’s freestyle wrestler of the year

The United World Wrestling, the international governing body for the sport of wrestling, named Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili as freestyle wrestler of the year.

Petriashvil, three-time world champion, competed at the Summer Olympic Games 2024 in Paris and became Georgia’s third-ever freestyle Olympic gold medalist after defeating his Iranian rival Amir Hossein Zare in the men’s 125 kg category.

The 30-year-old athlete also secured a silver medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships following his loss to Turkish wrestler Taha Akgül in the final.