Georgia to have record five representatives at International Automobile Federation
Georgian national federation representatives will join five FIA commissions, the highest the country has ever had. Photo via FIA.
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Georgia will have a record five representatives in the International Automobile Federation (FIA) in 2021, a year after the governing body picked its first official from the country's national federation.
The Georgian Automobile Sport Federation revealed the decision on increasing the country's representation at the international organisation on Sunday, revealing five of the GASF members would be picked for positions in the FIA.
The selected officials will serve in the Cross-Country Rally Commission (Archil Noghashvili), Volunteers and Officials Commission (Vazha Lezhava), Hill Climb Commission (Merab Salukvadze), Drifting Commission (Mervlud Meladze) and Historic Commission (Lasha Narsia).
Three of the departments represent commissions for specific motorsport disciplines, with the overall selection highlighting a success for the national federation's "active work" for closer ties with the FIA, the GASF said.
The Georgian governing body said the news would be a "precursor for automobilisation of our country", with the expansion of the country's representation at the FIA coming off the back of the first-ever selection of a Georgian member in the international body in 2020.
The selection of Georgian members in the FIA is the second major news of international collaboration for the Georgian motorsport over the last month, following the confirmation of Georgian capital Tbilisi as the location for the final round of the 2021 Drift Masters European Championship.
Georgia's capital Tbilisi will host the final round of the 2021 Drift Masters European Championship, after the Georgian Automobile Sport Federation secured the deal with organisers of the competition to use the city's sights as the backdrop for the showdown.
Georgian professional racing driver Data Kajaia has been crowned the champion of the inaugural Georgian Digital Racing Championship after finishing just two points ahead of young Sandro Tavartkiladze in the competition.
Racing cars will form on a virtual grid in series of races for over a month starting tomorrow, as professional and amateur racing drivers gear up to join the first-ever Georgian Digital Racing Championship.
Four competitors including a young woman driver will represent Georgia at the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games, marking the national team's debut at a high-profile competition organised by the international motorsports governing body.
Georgia will host the launch of the International Automobile Federation's FIA Rally Star project that looks to discover young racing talent from around the world and support their development.