Georgia wins Nations League of European Amputee Football Federation
In the games played over the weekend, the Georgian team defeated Belgium 5:0, tied 3:3 with Israel and defeated Greece 2:0. Photo: European Amputee Football Federation/Facebook
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The football team of Georgia on Sunday won the first edition of the Nations League competition of the European Amputee Football Federation in Blankenberge, Belgium.
In the games played over the weekend, the Georgian team defeated Belgium 5:0, tied 3:3 with Israel and defeated Greece 2:0.
The team’s final game ended in a 0:0 draw with Ukraine, with both sides scoring eight points in the tournament as a result, but the Georgians took first place with a better scoring difference of 10:3.
With five goals, the team’s Lasha Bregvadze topped the rankings for the best goalscorer of the competition.
Georgian wheelchair fencer Irma Khetsuriani claimed a bronze medal at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Terni, Italy on Tuesday.
The first edition of the European Championships in Georgian Wrestling was hosted on Tuesday in an ancient Greek amphitheatre in Thessaloniki, with the three top spots claimed by wrestlers from the country.
The Georgian para taekwondo team claimed three medals, including one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Mexico, with two Georgian athletes meeting each other in an all-Georgian final of the tournament.
The rugby team of the Georgian Defence Forces took fifth place at the World Military Championship in France, the Ministry of Defence of Georgia said on Monday.