Georgian female fencers win 3 medals in int’l wheelchair fencing
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Georgian female fencers have won gold, bronze and silver at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Eger, Hungary.
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.
Khetsuriani is Georgia’s first female wheelchair fencer. She was left wheelchair-bound after suffering from a spinal disease but found her calling when Georgia’s Paralympic Committee suggested she try wheelchair fencing.
Caption: Khetsuriani and Tibilashvili celebrate their success at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup. Photo from the Sport and Youth Ministry/Facebook
While most competitors specialised in one of the three types of fencing weapons – Sabre, Foil and Épée – Khetsuriani competed in all three categories.
Nina Tibilashvili, another member of the Georgian team and a World Cup gold medallist ended with bronze in the Sabre A category.
For their accomplishments in 2017, Khetsuriani was named as the best female fencer (sabre), while Tibilashvili the best female fencer (sabre and foil) among women under 23.
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