Invictus Games: Georgian service members advance to semifinal
Members of the Georgian team carry their flag at the opening ceremony last weekend. Photo: Invictus Games.
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A team of Georgia’s wounded and injured service members is in the semifinal of the international Invictus Games after defeating Germany on Monday.
The Georgian sitting volleyball team came out on top against their counterparts with a score 2-0 in the quarterfinal in Sydney, to book a place among the top four nations.
After taking the first set of the match 21-10, the group also claimed the second with a score 21-11, sealing the win.
See highlights from Georgia's match against the German sitting volleyball team:
Before the Last 16 victory, the six service members from Georgia also recorded a 2-0 win against Romania earlier today.
The group will now prepare to face Estonia in semifinal on Tuesday.
Held in the Austrialian city, Invictus Games is marking its fourth edition between October 20-27, with the slogan Game on Down Under.
Participating teams attending the opening ceremony, where Duke of Sussex delivered his address. Photo: Invictus Games.
Organised under the patronage of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the tournament involves 500 competitors from 18 countries,
The participants engage in a range of sporting disciplines to celebrate the physical and mental resilience of troops who sustained injuries during their service.
Featuring 15 athletes, the Georgian team is taking part in the games for the fourth time, with support from the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.
They are taking part in seven sporting disciplines including archery, rallying and swimming.
The Invictus Games officially ended in Toronto, Canada. At the closing ceremony, Prince Harry talked about how astonished he was by the Georgian team. "I could not have been ready for the scale of what we witnessed at these games,” he told the audience.
Georgian service members injured during combat or peacekeeping operations are competing with counterparts from 16 other nations within the Invictus Games international competition held under the patronage of Prince Harry.
A team from Georgia, consisted of service members injured during combat or peacekeeping operations, have won the Invictus Games gold medal in sitting volleyball.
Georgian warriors wounded in the Russia-Georgia war in August 2008 and other international operations are taking part in an international competition specifically for wounded servicemen and women from all over the globe.
Georgian service members are back-to-back champions of the international Invictus Games competition after taking the gold medal in sitting volleyball in Sydney earlier today.
Injured service members from Georgia have claimed nine medals at the ongoing Marine Corps Trials competition in California, as the sports tournament hosts “wounded warriors” from seven countries.
Georgian military servicemembers injured during combat or peacekeeping operations will compete with counterparts from 20 other nations within the Invictus Games international competition between April 16-22 in the Hague, the Netherlands.
Georgian military servicemember Aleksi Beruashvili has won two gold medals at the Invictus Games international competition in the Hague after competing in 200 and 1500-metre jogging, Georgian Defence Ministry announced on Monday.
The Georgian team returned home from the Invictus Games competition with six medals on their score, marking another successful appearance at the international competition for injured former service personnel of armed forces from around the world.