28 Azerbaijani Para-athletes to compete in Islamic Games [PHOTO]
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By Amina Nazarli
As many as 28 Azerbaijani Paralympic athletes will compete for medals in two sports at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Baku from May 12 to 22.
The tournament will bring together 93 Paralympic athletes from 19 countries.
Azerbaijan’s squad on athletics includes Elchin Muradov, Nurlan
Ibrahimov, Elmir Jabrailov, Ulvi Shikhaliyev, Kamil Aliyev, Teymur
Gasimov, Zeynidin Bilalov, Rasim Babayev, Samir Nabiyev, Olokhan
Musayev, Vladimir Zaycev, Islam Gahramanzade, Irada Aliyeva, Elena
Chebanu, Oleg Panutin and Zeynal Misgarli.
Ilham Zakiyev, Kanan Abdulkhanli, Rovshan Safarov, Tofig Mammadov,
Ramil Gasimov, Elchin Talibov, Ramin Aliyev, Bayram Mustafayev,
Sevda Valiyeva, Afag Sultanova, Ramila Kashtaeva and Turana Agayev
will take part in judo.
The National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan (NPKA) was established in 1996.
The Committee is developing 12 of the 19 Paralympic sports. By the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, two sports will also be added to them.
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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli
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