On the opening day of the Tbilisi Grand Slam, Chelsie Giles continued her incredible recent form in claiming silver.
Giles, who won gold at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam on her last outing, was seeded 3rd in Tbilisi and she certainly lived up to expectation, winning her Pool, defeating Joana Diogo (POR), Djamila Silva (CPV)
and Angelica Delgado (USA), all by ippon score.
In the semi-final she defeated Larissa Pimenta (BRA) with two waza-ari scores to progress to the final and face Olympic silver medallist Odette Giuffrida (ITA).
The final was a tense affair with nothing between the two fighters until the contest neared the 10- minute mark and Chelsie was awarded a third penalty shido, handing victory, and the gold medal, to
Giuffrida.
