Borchashvili won his first European Open in Oberwart in February 2020. After the
COVID-19 pandemic, he finished 5th at the European Open in Zagreb in May 2021. After winning the bronze medal at the
2024 Judo Grand Prix Linz,
Laurin Böhler announced in an
ORF interview that he had been attacked by his teammate Borchashvili. He complained that the consequences were too mild and that the training climate had deteriorated since then.
2024 Olympic Games In the qualification period for the 2024 Olympic Games, Borchashvili won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at Grand Slam tournaments and had collected 3240 points in the
IJF Olympic Ranking. However, his brother Shamil had achieved 3746 points. Since only one athlete was allowed to compete per country and weight class, this would have meant that Shamil and not Wachid would have represented Austria at the Olympic Games. However, he waived his place at the
2024 Summer Olympics in
Paris, so Wachid took his spot. He took part in the Games in the -81 kg weight class as well as in the mixed team (together with
Katharina Tanzer,
Lubjana Piovesana,
Michaela Polleres,
Samuel Gaßner and
Aaron Fara). He competed with an
injured meniscus. In the individual competition, he had to admit defeat after a victory against
Mohammad Samim Faizad (AFG), the later silver medal winner,
Tato Grigalashvili (GEO). The first encounter in the
mixed team competition against Germany ended 4:1. The Austrian team therefore took 9th place. After the Olympic Games, he ended his career in November 2024. == Personal life ==