Georgian wheelchair fencer Nina Tibilashvili in Tokyo Paralympics final

Over a dozen Georgian athletes have departed for Tokyo to compete in the upcoming Paralympic Games, aiming to improve on the medal count from the 2016 competition with an expanded squad.

Prize-winning Georgian fencers Irma Khetsuriani and Nina Tibilashvili are among world’s best wheelchair fencers of 2019, after the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation published its selection of the top athletes of the year this week.

Georgian wheelchair fencer Irma Khetsuriani has added yet another gold medal to her collection at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Pisa, Italy. Khetsuriani scooped her medal yesterday by defeating Lanzhu Ao of China in the Sabre category B final, with a score of 15 to 12.

Georgia's Nina Tibilashvili followed the title-winning efforts of her friend and compatriot Irma Khetsuriani on Wednesday by claiming gold at the Wheelchair Fencing U17/U23 World Championships in Warsaw.

Georgian judokas Ina Kaldani and Revaz Chikoidze have won silver at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili congratulated both athletes on taking silver.

Georgian female fencers have won gold, silver, and two bronze medals at Wheelchair Fencing World Cup hosted in Pisa, Italy. The first Georgian female wheelchair fencer Irma Khetsuriani won a gold medal.

Georgian female fencers have won one gold and two silver medals a the ongoing Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Washington.