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07-10-2003, 02:48 PM
Toddler heavyweights wrestle (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6729748%255E13762,00.html)
WRESTLERS Georgy Bibilauri and Dzhambulat Khotokhov had both hoped for victory, but they settled for ice cream instead.
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Four-year-old wrestler Dzhambulat Khotokhov strikes a pose
The pair, two of the world's largest preschoolers, proved evenly matched on Wednesday in an unusual contest in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Khotokhov, a Russian weighing 56kg with a height of 118cm [123 pounds and 3 feet 11], is the world's largest four-year-old, according to the match's organisers. Tbilisi native Bibilauri, who turned five on Wednesday, is 120cm tall and weighs 51kg [4 feet tall and weighs 112 pounds].
http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Khotokhov1.jpg
Wrestlers Georgy Bibilauri (left) and Dzhambulat Khotokhov
After the boys tied on the mat, they went off to celebrate Bibilauri's birthday with ice cream and chocolate.
Georgian wrestling champion Levan Tediashvili, who refereed the match, said he admired the boys' sportsmanship.
WRESTLERS Georgy Bibilauri and Dzhambulat Khotokhov had both hoped for victory, but they settled for ice cream instead.
http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Khotokhov.jpg
Four-year-old wrestler Dzhambulat Khotokhov strikes a pose
The pair, two of the world's largest preschoolers, proved evenly matched on Wednesday in an unusual contest in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Khotokhov, a Russian weighing 56kg with a height of 118cm [123 pounds and 3 feet 11], is the world's largest four-year-old, according to the match's organisers. Tbilisi native Bibilauri, who turned five on Wednesday, is 120cm tall and weighs 51kg [4 feet tall and weighs 112 pounds].
http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/Khotokhov1.jpg
Wrestlers Georgy Bibilauri (left) and Dzhambulat Khotokhov
After the boys tied on the mat, they went off to celebrate Bibilauri's birthday with ice cream and chocolate.
Georgian wrestling champion Levan Tediashvili, who refereed the match, said he admired the boys' sportsmanship.