Davitadze competed at the men's 85 kg event at the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania, winning a gold medal at the snatch competition (163 kg), a silver medal at the clean and jerk competition (190 kg) and a gold medal for the total score (353 kg). He was the bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, and set the Junior World Records in the snatch and clean and jerk.