A rumor says that the Georgian Nikoloz Matiashvili ( Niklas Matiashvili / Nicklas Matiashvili ) went home to Georgia from The United Kingdom, where he lived in the past years. The rumor says that in Georgia Matiashvili already won his weight category at the nationals and also the overall class (UPDATE: Vasili Dautashvili won the overalls, thanks to George Chochia for the info).
Although Matiashvili in the last years could not go to the worlds / europeans championships, he kept on training and now he is in a very good shape. This year Matiashvili will go to the 34th World Armwrestling Championships 2012 in São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil. There he will enter the same weight category as Khadzimurat Zoloev, hoping that he will won the world title.
In this quest for the world title Matiashvili will be helped by his sponsor, Killy.
For those who are not familiar with Matiashvili, please check the info below and the videos.
VIDEO: Zoloev Khadzimurat, RUS Vs. Nikoloz Matiashvili, GEO
European Championship 2006 │ Final Men Right -70 kg
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XVI European Armwrestling Championships
21.07.2006 God, Hungary
| Mens Seniors Right Hand 70 Kg
1. Zoloev, Khadzimurat (RUS) 10 Pts |
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XV European Armwrestling Championships
12.06.2005 Sofia, Bulgaria
| Mens Seniors Right Hand 70 Kg
1. Terzi, Engin (TUR) 10 Pts |
And in more recent times, Matiashvili dominated the 90kg category (although he was below 85kg) at B.A.F. “Enter The Lions Den” New Year Cup 2012 on February 25, 2012 (organized by Neil Pickup):
▼ Armwrestling │ 480p VIDEO ▼
▲ Armwrestling │ 480p VIDEO ▲
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Stefan Tamas vs Niklas Matiashvili 2012 (sparring after the B.A.F. “Enter The Lions Den” New Year Cup 2012)
▼ Stefan Tamas vs Niklas Matiashvili 2012 │ 360p VIDEO ▼▲ Stefan Tamas vs Niklas Matiashvili 2012 │ 360p VIDEO ▲
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Next, in April 2012 Matiashvili also dominated at Arthur’s Gym Cup – London 2012:
▼ Armcrashers in London │ 480p VIDEO ▼▲ Armcrashers in London │ 480p VIDEO ▲
If you clicked on the above video and did NOT work on your device, click here │ YouTube
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Please keep in mind that the strong guy who reached the finals with Matiashvili is the romanian Stefan Tamas, he weighs less than 90kg but he is one of the best romanian armwrestlers overall. Last year at the romanian nationals, although he had less than 90kg, Stefan Tamas entered the 100kg category in order to meet the legendary Ion Oncescu. Stefan Tamas almost won that match:
Ion Oncescu Vs. Stefan Tamas – C.N. Ska 2011 – Preliminarii -100 kg seniori
▼ Ion Oncescu Vs. Stefan Tamas – C.N. Ska 2011 – Preliminarii -100 kg seniori │ 480p VIDEO ▼▲ Ion Oncescu Vs. Stefan Tamas – C.N. Ska 2011 – Preliminarii -100 kg seniori │ 480p VIDEO ▲
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