Lasha Bekauri (born 26 July 2000) is a Georgian

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. He won the gold medal in the men's 90kg event at the

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in Tokyo, Japan and the

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in Paris, France. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Judo Championships.

Career

Bekauri won the silver medal in the men's 90kg event at the

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held in Naples, Italy. In that same year, he won the gold medal in the men's 90kg event at the 2019 Judo World Masters held in Qingdao, China. Bekauri won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A month later, he won the gold medal in his event at the

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held in Tel Aviv, Israel. A few months later, he also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. He won the gold medal in his event at

in Paris, France.

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