Maia Azarashvili ( ka, მაია აზარაშვილი; born 6 April 1964 in

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) is a retired Georgian sprinter who specialized in the

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, representing the

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and Georgia (since 1992). Azarashvili was a semi-finalist at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. At the 1988 Olympic Games, she finished seventh in the 200 metres and then won a bronze medal as a member of the Soviet Union 4x100 metres relay squad (she ran in the heats but not the final). Representing Georgia, Azarashvili went on to finish fifth at the 1994 European Championships in

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. She competed at the World Championships in

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and

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without reaching the finals there.

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