On 15 September 2007, he won a gold medal at the world judo championships beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.

[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal with beating Algerian Amar Benikhlef in the final.

[3] He became head coach of the Georgian National Judo Team after the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

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