Georgian athlete becomes Vice Champion at Rock Lifting World Cup
Chigladze’s short-term plans include making a Guinness World Record attempt on Thursday with fellow Georgian Bagrat Zhghenti. Photo: Georgian Strongman & Power Fitness Federation
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Georgian athlete Chabuka Chigladze earned the title of the Vice Champion at the Rock Lifting World Cup on Sunday in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.
Chigladze finished second in the competition that involved athletes from 10 countries, and said he was glad to score the result after “many wrote me off from sports following my [recent] injury”.
Photo via Georgian Strongman & Power Fitness Federation
The rock lifter added he was looking forward to “new challenges” and hoped to “close out the season on a high”.
Chigladze’s short-term plans include making a Guinness World Record attempt on Thursday with fellow Georgian Bagrat Zhghenti.
The Georgian judo team on Saturday claimed one gold and two bronze medals at the 2023 Junior European Cup in the Austrian city of Graz.
The Georgian weightlifting team triumphed at the European Youth and Under-15 Championships by claiming 16 gold, 15 silver and nine bronze medals.
Georgia’s Under 15 freestyle wrestlers on Sunday took the first place in teams ranking at the European Championships, with three gold and two silver medals.
The Georgian judo team won the gold medal of the 2023 European Mixed Team Judo Championships for the first time in history, defeating Germans in the final by 4-1, the Georgian Judo Federation said on Saturday.