# In Russia and Georgia (The country), the fatten little kids up to wrestle. :eek: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 15, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700 "2003-07-15T17:24:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700/1 "2003-07-15T17:24:36Z")
[Look to the left and look for the boy that is really huge. He is only 4 years old.](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/14/national/main563105.shtml) And here is the little section about this. > [@](#): > > \*Clash Of The Titans! > > TBILISI, Georgia - Wrestlers Georgy Bibilauri and Dzhambulat Khotokhov had both hoped for victory, but they settled for ice cream instead. > > The pair, two of the world’s largest preschoolers, proved evenly matched Wednesday in an unusual contest in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. > > Khotokhov, a Russian weighing 123 pounds with a height of 3 feet 11 inches, is the world’s largest 4-year-old, according to the match’s organizers. Tbilisi native Bibilauri, who turned 5 on Wednesday is 4 feet tall and weighs 112 pounds. > > 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. > > “They are fantastic kids,” he said. “These two giants give off such positive vibes. We Russians and Georgians should follow their example.” > > The match’s organizer, Georgian journalist Tengiz Pachkoriya, said he came up with the idea after reading a newspaper article about Khotokhov. > > “They became friends after spending the day together yesterday,” he said. “I hope the friendship will last many years.” > \* This can’t be healthy for little kids. I mean, this kid is only 4 years old and is approaching the weight that a 5’9" man is supposed to weigh. These poor kids will never have a normal life, but I’m sure they will all be loved. What do you think?:eek: ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700/2 "2003-07-15T17:29:32Z")
For once _“The Mother Country”_ isn’t much of a stretch. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700/3 "2003-07-15T17:36:43Z")
Well, Here in the good ole US of A. Some parents will hold their 8th grade boys back a year so they will be bigger at the end of 4 years of High School and thus be better at football. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700/4 "2003-07-15T17:36:54Z")
Am I a bad person because I want to see a video clip? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700/5 "2003-07-15T17:46:55Z")
They showed them on the news the other night. You half expect to see little tugboats around the two helping them to maneuver. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-russia-and-georgia-the-country-the-fatten-little-kids-up-to-wrestle-eek/188700/6 "2003-07-15T18:00:04Z")
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