Georgia’s Vladimer Tchintcharauli wins silver in shooting at Paralympic Games

Georgian para shooter Vladimer Tchintcharauli on Wednesday claimed a silver medal at the ongoing Summer Paralympic Games in Paris.

Tchintcharauli scored 248.2 points in the mixed 50 metre rifle prone category and finished behind Dragan Ristić of Serbia to earn the medal.

Georgian athletes have won three other medals at the Games, with taekwondo wrestler Ana Japaridze and wheelchair fencer Nina Tibilashvili winning bronze and shot putter Giga Ochkhikidze claiming gold by setting a new world record with a throw of 9.66 metres.

The tournament is scheduled to run until September 8.