Georgia sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The team has two people who are competing in para-Nordic skiing. One is a man and one is a woman.
Georgia leaves to go to Pyeongchang on March 6.[1] Georgia, North Korea and Tajikstan are the three countries making their first appearance Winter Paralympics.[2][3]
The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Georgia") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.
Name | Sport | Gender | Classification | Events | ref |
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Temuri Dadiani | para-Nordic skiing | male | [1][4][5] | ||
Nino Sabashvili | para-Nordic skiing | female | LW12 | [1][4][6] |
Temuri Dadiani competes in three sports: cycling, wheelchair fencing and para-Nordic skiing. He competed in cycling at the 2017 Invictus Games. He has a Guinness World Record. It is for doing 44 push-ups in one minute.[5] Dadiani was in the military. While an officer in Afghanistan in August 2011, he was hit by a landmine. Doctors amputated both his legs.[5]
Nino Sabashvili had a goal of winning a Paralympic medal. Her first sport is para-armwrestling. The sport is not on the program for the Summer or Winter Paralympic Games. She started para-Nordic skiing so she could compete in a sport that is on the program. She is very good at para-armwrestling. At the 2016 World Para Armwrestling Championships in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, she won two silver medals.[6]
Countries participating at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
Americas | |
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Asia | |
Europe |
Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Romania • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • Uzbekistan |
Oceania | |
Other |