Georgian female archers’ team claims European Grand Prix gold

The Georgian women archers were crowned champions at the European Archery Grand Prix that concluded last weekend in Bulgaria’s capital of Sofia.

The three-member team took the gold in the recurve category, finishing ahead of Japan and Turkey in the tournament that saw 33 countries represented by 288 competitors.

Involving archers Kristine Esebua — a 2016 world championship runner-up — as well as Khatuna Narimanidze and her daughter Tsiko Phutkaradze, the Georgian squad claimed the title after defeating Japan with a score 5-3.

Tsiko Phutkaradze in action at the tournament. Photo: World Archery Europe.

The result followed their 6-2 win over Belarus in the semifinal and a narrow 5-4 victory against Ukraine in the last 8 stage.

Georgian women launched their quest for final honours with a first round win over estonia with a score 5-4.

The Georgian women scored their best result at the Grand Prix in the recurve category. Photo: World Archery Europe.

Competitors from Georgia took part in two other events — men’s recurve and a mixed recurve category with male and female archers.

The male competitors of the Georgian roster included Lasha Pkhakadze, Jaba Moseshvili and Zurab Mestvirishvili.