Making history: Georgian girl takes European fencing championship
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For the first time in the history of fencing, a Georgian girl has become the European champion.
Teodora Kakhiani is the new European champion of women’s saber as of today’s match. She defeated the acting world champion – Italian Rossella Gregorio with a score of 15:12.
It has been the first gold medal for Georgia in fencing throughout its sport history.
Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs congratulated Kakhiani with her victory on Twitter.
Congratulations #Geogia! Teodora Kakhiani is European Fencing Champion. #GeorgiaWinspic.twitter.com/ORLuMRUmqP
— MSY of Georgia (@MSYGovGe) June 12, 2017
The European Fencing Championship has officially kicked off in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi today and will continue until June 17.
It is one of 13 different tournaments scheduled within the Check in Georgia governmental project this year.
A Georgian girl has become the country’s European champion in sambo.
For the first time in the history of fencing, Georgia has been crowned champion at the 10th European U23 Fencing Championship.
Georgia has won gold, silver and bronze medals at a European Judo Championships in Poland’s capital of Warsaw.
Georgian female chess player Nana Dzagnidze has won the European Individual Women’s Chess Championship in the Latvian capital of Riga today.
Fencer Sandro Bazadze claimed Georgia's second medal in four days at the ongoing European Fencing Championships in Tbilisi, reaching the semifinals of the competition on Friday.
Georgia’s World Cup-winning wheelchair fencer Irma Khetsuriani received gold in the Sabre B category and silver in Foil B category at the competition. Nina Tibilashvili, another member of the Georgian team and a World Cup gold medallist ended with bronze in the Sabre A category.
The Georgian Men’s Fencing National Team has set its highest international result ever after finishing fourth at the World Fencing Championships in China.
Georgia's national female team, comprised of Irma Khetsuriani, Nino Tibilashvili and Gvantsa Zadishvili, has claimed gold at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championship in the Polish capital of Warsaw.