www.judoinside.com 02/08
Georgios Balarjishvili wins first ever commonwealth games gold for Cyprus
At the first day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Georgios Balarjishvili of Cyprus won the men's U66kg title after seeing off Scotland's Finlay Allan in the gold medal match with the bronze medals going to Northern Ireland's Nathon Burns and Australia's Nathan Katz. Balarjishvili claimed the first ever gold for Cyprus in the Commonwealth Games judo history. The judo tournament is held in Coventry’s Building Society Arena. Balarjishvili became the second youngest winner ever, just behind the late legend Craig Fallon in 2002.