Georgian Paralympic Committee summarises “record-breaking” 2023 by awarding outstanding para-athletes
Para-athletes Irma Khetsuriani, Revaz Chikoidze, Lia Chachibaia, Maka Kvinchia, Nika Tvauri and Iago Gorgodze, as well as coach Malkhaz Meskhi, were awarded in their respective categories, while Sports Ministry, Tbilisi City Hall, Georgian National Olympic Committee and Public Broadcaster received certificates of appreciation for their support. Photo via Georgian Paralympic Committee
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Marking the 20th anniversary, the Georgian Paralympic Committee summarised the “record-breaking” 2023 year on Friday and awarded outstanding para-athletes in various nominations.
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Receiving a total of 120 medals in 2023, Georgian para-athletes participated in 41 international tournaments and obtained 10 licences for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, set to be hosted in Paris, the Committee said.
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The body expressed gratitude towards the Sports Ministry for “constantly prioritising” para-athletes and personally thanked Minister Thea Tsulukiani, noting she was “the most active” defender of the rights of persons with disabilities.
The Paralympic movement in the country will never develop without the strong support of the state”, the Committee said, adding in 2012 only three para-athletes had been enrolled in the Paralympic Committee in two types of sports, while today’s number reached more than 300 athletes and 15 different sport types.
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and other representatives of the Parliament, as well as the diplomatic corps, attended the awarding ceremony, where the Paralympic Committee highlighted that Papuashvili’s involvement in the event was “a recognition” of the Government’s support to the development of paralympic movement and the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.
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Para-athletes Irma Khetsuriani, Revaz Chikoidze, Lia Chachibaia, Maka Kvinchia, Nika Tvauri and Iago Gorgodze, as well as coach Malkhaz Meskhi, were awarded in their respective categories, while Sports Ministry, Tbilisi City Hall, Georgian National Olympic Committee and Public Broadcaster received certificates of appreciation for their support.
Photo via Georgian Paralympic Committee
At the event, the President of the Paralympic Committee Rati Ionatamishvili posthumously awarded the late Paralympic Committee founder Davit Maisuradze for his special contributions to Paralympic sports.