Iakob Kajaia ( ka, იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a

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Wrestling career

Iakobi Kajaia competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the

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, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov. He is a European bronze medallist (

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). He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event at the

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held in Zagreb, Croatia. The Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed that Georgian wrestler Iakobi Kajaia committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) and sanctioned him with two years of ineligibility, as well as the disqualification of all results obtained from 6 January 2024.

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