Georgian paralympic committee funds Ukrainian para powerlifters at European Open Championships in Tbilisi
The six-day competition features ten men’s and ten women’s events and will be wrapped up with three team events in the men's, women's and mixed categories. Photo: Georgian parlympic committee/Facebook
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The Georgian paralympic committee hosts the Ukrainian national team in Para powerlifting with its funds at the European Open Championships, which opened on Saturday and will run till Thursday, in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
The committee wished Ukrainian “friends”, the national team consisting of ten athletes, success. At the opening ceremony, hosted by international commentator Richard Mason, the president of the Georgian paralympic committee and a member of the parliament, Rati Ionatamishvili addressed the participants along with Ioseb Bagaturia, the deputy sports minister.
Kakha Kakhiashvili, the president of the Georgian weightlifting federation, three-time Olympic champion and four-time European champion, and Lasha Talakhadze, two-time Olympic champion in weightlifting, five-time world and European champion, also attended the opening of the championship.
The six-day competition features ten men’s and ten women’s events and will be wrapped up with three team events in the men's, women's and mixed categories.
International Para powerlifting competition is hosted in Tbilisi for the third time, since it held the Para Powerlifting World Cup in May 2021 and the World Para Powerlifting Championships from 27 November to 6 December 2021.
The Georgia Rugby Union has launched an initiative to collect humanitarian aid to support Ukrainian citizens affected by the war. In a post published on Facebook, the national body for the sport asked the public to deliver non-perishable food, medicines, diapers and personal hygiene items for children and adults to addresses in three cities across Georgia.
The Georgian Football Federation (GFF) and the national team will send humanitarian aid including first aid items, medical equipment, various types of medicines and baby food to Ukraine, the GFF said on Tuesday.
The Georgian women’s wheelchair fencing team earned gold and bronze medals at the world cup event in Pisa on Thursday, the fencing federation of Georgia said.
Georgia’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti on Sunday hosted Run for Ukraine, a charity competition aimed to help Ukrainian families affected by the Russian aggression.
Georgian para-athletes earned five medals over two days at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup and European Taekwondo Championship, with the haul including two gold medals.
Georgian para powerlifter Akaki Jincharadze claimed a gold medal at the European Open Championships in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
Georgian wheelchair fencer Nino Tibilashvili has won a gold medal on Friday at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup hosted in Hungary.
Georgian para powerlifters have claimed seven medals, including two gold, at IWAS 2022 World Games.