Georgian Paralympic Committee is the

National Paralympic Committee A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

for the

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movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Georgian competitors to Paralympic events organised by the

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(IPC). Shalva Maisuradze is the organization's president. Irma Khetsuriani, a member of the Georgian national wheelchair fencing team, works for the Georgian Paralympic Committee as an office manager. The country's NPC was established in 2003. The country would first send competitors to the Paralympic Games in 2008. David Maisuradze was in charge of the organization from 2003 to 2011. In 2011, the organization approved a new charter and Levan Odisharia became the new president. In 2013, the NPC signed a memorandum of understanding with the Georgian Ministry of Defence, with the goal of integrating wounded soldiers into the country's Paralympic programs. In 2014, Kenyan wheelchair track and field competitor Anne Walufa Strike visited the Georgian Paralympic Committee as part of the Agitos Foundation's WoMentoring. She was there to mentor Revazishvili, an equestrian competitor.

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Georgia (country) at the Paralympics

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Disability organisations based in Georgia (country) 2003 establishments in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-sport-stub

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