Waterski Tournament at Golden Lake Successfully Concluded

The 2026 IWWF Europe & Africa Open Waterski Championships at Golden Lake in Poti concluded with an official award ceremony and a spectacular performance by the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet.

Championships officially concluded with the Award Ceremony.

European Champions:

Women:

• Slalom: Sandra Botas (Spain)

• Tricks: Mariia Popova (Ukraine)

• Jump: Iryna Turets (Belarus)

Men:

• Slalom: Sacha Descuns (France)

• Tricks: Axel Garcia (France)

• Jump: Luca Rauchenwald (Austria)

Athletes were presented with their medals by Europe & Africa Confederation President Patrice Martin, First Deputy Minister of Sport of Georgia Irakli Medzmariashvili, President of the Georgian National Water Ski Federation Rati Melia, Member of Parliament for Poti, Khobi, and Senaki Giorgi Khakhubia, Mayor of Poti Beka Vacharadze, and the Championship’s Chief Judge Elena Kunert.

Championship sponsor Ardi Insurance and official transportation partner Transporter presented special awards to the athletes of the Georgian National Team.

The Award Ceremony was hosted by Mikheil Giorgadze, Executive Director of Poti Pro and the 2026 IWWF Europe & Africa Open Waterski Championships, alongside Tony Lightfoot, commentator for the Water Ski Broadcasting Company.

The championships came to a ceremonial close with a spectacular performance by the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet.