Georgia’s Sandro Bazadze named world’s best sabre fencer
Bazadze, who has become the first Georgian fencer to claim the highest award in fencing, on Saturday was awarded at the International Fencing Federation Congress, hosted in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. Photo via Fencing Federation of Georgia
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Georgian fencer Sandro Bazadze was named the world’s best sabre fencer of the 2022-2023 years season, claiming an honorary prize of the International Fencing Federation.
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Bazadze, who has become the first Georgian fencer to claim the highest award in fencing, on Saturday was awarded at the International Fencing Federation Congress, hosted in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The 30-year-old, at the top of the International Fencing Federation ranking, is a two-time European champion and has finished in the top three in his 12th consecutive competition, including the World and European Championships, Grand Prix and World Cup contests over the 2022-2023 season.
Earlier yesterday, the Congress selected Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi, with 120 votes, to host the 2025 World Fencing Championships.
Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi will host the 2025 World Fencing Championships, the Fencing Federation of Georgia announced on Saturday.
Georgia’s two-time European champion fencer Sandro Bazadze secured a gold medal at the European Games Krakow-Malopolska on Sunday.
Georgian fencer Sandro Bazadze claimed a gold medal at the European Fencing Championships on Saturday, earning his second European Champion title in a row.
Georgian fencer Sandro Bazadze on Tuesday claimed a silver medal in the men’s sabre category at the World Championships in Milan, Italy.
Georgian National Olympic Committee on Friday awarded the outstanding athletes of 2023, among which the Georgian weightlifter, two-time Olympic champion, seven-time world champion, and seven-time European champion, Lasha Talakhadze was named the best athlete of Georgia.
Georgian wheelchair fencers Irma Khetsuriani and Nina Tibilashvili on Thursday claimed silver medals at the Wheelchair fencing European Championships in Paris.