Cypriot Giorgos Balarjishvili won the bronze medal in Boys Judo 60kg in the 15th European Olympic Youth Festival taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 17  year old Judoka fought five matches wining over Poland’s Olaf Loska and advanced to the last 16 where he fought and defeated Norway’s Gustav Brovold but lost to Russia No 2 in the world Magomadov Risvan.

Balarjishvili also defeated Czech Antonn Dvorasek and Latvia’s Andrey Skomorvs and secured the bronze medal after defeating Turkey’s Mohamed Demirel.

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