BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 6
Trend:
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree "On awarding members of National Paralympic Team of Azerbaijan” on September 6, Trend reports.
According to the document, for the high achievements at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the merits in the development of Azerbaijani sports the following orders and medals will be awarded to Azerbaijani athletes and their coaches:
Order of Glory - to Elvin Astanov, Hamed Heidari and Raman Saleh;
1st-degree Order "For service to Motherland" – to Orkhan Aslanov, Shahana Hajiyeva, Khanim Huseynova, Vali Israfilov, Dursadaf Karimova, Huseyn Rahimli, Vugar Shirinli, Lamiya Valiyeva, Sevda Valiyeva, and Ilham Zakiyev
3rd-degree Order "For service to Motherland" - to Namig Abasli, Parvin Mammmadov, and Said Najafzade
3rd degree "Labor" Order – to Alaverdi Julfayev, Rashad Mammadov, and Vladimir Zayets
Taraggi Medal – to Farid Aghakishiyev, Elvin Adil Aliyev, Elvin Elman Aliyev, Rashad Aliyev, Tofig Aliyev, Ibrahim Ibrahimov, Rasim Mammadov, Imamverdi Mammadov, Mehdi Naghiyev, Oleg Panyutin, and Azad Zahidov.