Georgian servicemembers claim 22 medals at US Marine Corps Trials for injured troops
Injured servicemembers of the Georgian Defence Forces have participated in the Marine Corps Trials since 2014, with the team joining counterparts from Colombia, Estonia, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in this year’s edition. Photo: Georgian Defence Ministry.
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The Georgian team returned from the United States Marine Corps Trials, an international competition for injured servicemembers, on Tuesday with 22 medals under their belt.
After collecting eight gold, nine silver and five bronze medals at the event, the team was welcomed back in Georgia by Giorgi Bubunauri, the Deputy Defence Minister, Brigadier General Joni Tatunashvili, the Deputy Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces, and Karlo Labadze, the Head of the Ministry’s Social Issues and Psychological Support Department.
Hosted between February 26-March 12 in California, the competition saw the 10-member team involved in seven categories and earning gold medals in rowing, cycling and shot put.
They were also awarded silver and bronze medals in shooting, running, sitting volleyball and archery.
Injured servicemembers of the Georgian Defence Forces have participated in the Marine Corps Trials since 2014, with the team joining counterparts from Colombia, Estonia, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in this year’s edition.
The Georgian team has returned home from the United States Air Force Trials with 23 medals under their belt after marking a successful appearance at the international competition for injured servicemembers.
The Georgian team has claimed a gold medal in sitting volleyball at the United States Air Force Trials - a Paralympic-style competitive event for injured servicemembers running in Las Vegas.
Georgian corporal Temur Dadiani, who lost both his legs in a mine explosion in Afghanistan in 2011, won a gold medal at the world armwrestling championships in Istanbul, the Georgian defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The Georgian military servicemembers finished the Invictus Games in the Hague with a record number of medals in the country’s eight-year competition history. This was another successful appearance at the international competition for injured former service personnel of Georgian armed forces in April 2022. Established by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in 2014, the games aim to recognise and support the achievements of service members who have suffered "life-changing injuries, both visible and invisible, while serving their countries." Speaking at the launch of the first venue in 2014, the Prince said that the Games would "demonstrate the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and demonstrate life beyond disability.
A six-member team of the Georgian Defence Forces claimed three gold, one silver and two bronze medals at Cateran Yomp, a 24-hour charity walk involving injured troops from around the world in Scotland, the country’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.