Gogita Arkania Explained
Gogita Arkania |
Birth Date: | 1984 5, df=yes |
Country: | Georgia |
Sport: | Karate |
Weight Class: | +84 kg |
Event: | Kumite |
Gogita Arkania (born 26 May 1984)[1] is a Georgian karateka. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships (2014 and 2021). He also represented Georgia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Arkania won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships in Bremen, Germany.[2] [3] [4] He defeated Ryutaro Araga of Japan in his gold medal match.[4]
In 2017, Arkania competed in the men's kumite 84kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. He lost two out of three matches in the elimination round and he did not advance to the semi-finals.
At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event.[5] [6] He won his bronze medal after losing in the semifinals to eventual gold medalist Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan.
In 2021, Arkania qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] [8] In August 2021, he competed in the men's +75kg event at the Olympics.[9] He was also the flag bearer for Georgia during the closing ceremony.[10] In November 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[11] [12] He defeated Simone Marino of Italy in his gold medal match.[12]
Arkania won one of the bronze medals in men's +84kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[13]
Achievements
Notes and References
- Web site: Entry List by NOC. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf. 6 January 2021. 6 January 2021. 2017 World Games.
- News: Goddard. Emily. 8 November 2014. France and Egypt lead medals table at Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 25 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026150147/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1023710/france-and-egypt-lead-medals-table-at-karate-world-championships. 26 October 2016.
- News: Morgan. Liam. 16 November 2021. Zaretska on course to retain title as Egypt impress at Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 16 November 2021.
- Web site: 2014 World Karate Championships Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20211124045916/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/5/Results.pdf . 24 November 2021 . 21 August 2022 . sportdata.org.
- News: Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019. Rowbottom. Mike. 29 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 February 2020.
- Web site: Karate Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815093537/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/281/C93%20-%20Karate%20-%20Medalists%20by%20Event%20%28Sun,%2030%20Jun%202019%20-%2018_19%29.pdf. 15 August 2020. 15 August 2020. 2019 European Games.
- Web site: Gaysinsky among last six karateka to qualify for Tokyo 2020 after Canada protest. Berkeley. Geoff. 13 June 2021. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 13 June 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021. World Karate Federation.
- Web site: Karate Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 10 August 2021. 10 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Web site: List of closing ceremony flag bearers. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004201903/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/08/Tokyo-2020-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-bearers.pdf. 4 October 2021. 16 November 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
- News: Morgan. Liam. 20 November 2021. Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 November 2021.
- Web site: 2021 World Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. World Karate Federation.
- Web site: Karate Medalists by Event . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624075000/https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf . 24 June 2023 . 2 July 2023 . 2023 European Games.