Georgian canoer Zaza Nadiradze claims silver at world championship

Canoer Zaza Nadiradze has won the canoe sprint world cup in the Hungarian town of Szeged.

Nadiradze claimed his win in the 200-metre sprint race today, finishing with 40.38 seconds.

2020 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup was held between September 25-27. 

The Georgian athlete won gold at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in the Polish city of Poznan last year. 

He become the first athlete from Georgia to win the Canoe Sprint European Championships, after finishing first in a race in Belgrade, Serbia in 2018.