Kakhelashvili competed in the 97 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary without winning a medal.

[2] In March 2021, Kakhelashvili competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

[5] In April 2021, Kakhelashvili won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.

[8][9] In October 2021, Kakhelashvili lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.

A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.