Georgian Interior Ministry employees claim 2 more gold medals at World Police and Fire Games
The WPFG is a biennial athletic event open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world, who compete in 63 sports including CrossFit, athletics, water polo, kite surfing and the ultimate firefighter. Photo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia/Facebook page.
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A team of the Georgian Interior Ministry claimed two gold medals at the World Police and Fire Games in Rotterdam on Tuesday, bringing their tally of medals in the tournament to four, the Ministry said.
Koba Kobakhidze, the Head of the Guria Main Division of the Patrol Police Department of the Interior Ministry has taken the first place in the 120 kg bench press category, while Giga Beriashvili, an employee of the same department has claimed gold in the 66 kilogram weight category in judo.
Koba Kobakhidze has claimed gold in the 120 kg bench press category. Photo: The Georgian Interior Ministry/Facebook page
Two other employees of the Interior Ministry, Teimuraz Kalandadze and Levan Giligashvili, claimed gold medals in weightlifting discipline on Monday.
Other representatives of the Ministry are scheduled to compete in different types of sports in the contest set to close on July 31.
The WPFG is a biennial athletic event open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world, who compete in 63 sports including CrossFit, athletics, water polo, kite surfing and the ultimate firefighter.
The team of the Georgian Interior Ministry claimed two gold medals at this year’s World Police and Fire Games in Rotterdam, the Ministry said on Monday.
Georgia’s Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Saturday awarded the Emergency Management Service team for their win in a football tournament involving teams from divisions of the Ministry, in an event marking extended Police Day celebrations in the country.
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.
Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Judo Sports Club won championship of a European tournament held in Netherlands on December 18-20.
Georgian athlete Tsotne Bezhashvili claimed a gold medal at the European Bench Press Championships in Budapest, the Georgian Powerlifting Federation announced on Saturday.
Dimitri Muladze, a fireman of Georgia’s emergency management service, has claimed a gold medal at the world veterans judo championships in Krakow, the state body said on Tuesday.
Two employees of Georgia’s defence ministry claimed a gold and a bronze at the World Armwrestling Championships in France, the state body announced on Thursday.