Azerbaijan, Baku, 19 September / Trend corr. R.Ergun / Ilham Zakiyev, a two-fold Paralympics Champion of Azerbaijan, named tournaments held in Beijing as difficult. їThere were no easy rivals in the Paralympics Games. I will try to gain a gold medal in the next Paralympics games, as well,ї Zakiyev, who gained a great success in the composition of the Azerbaijani Paralympics participants, told Trend on 19 September, returning to motherland.
Azerbaijan gained ten medals, including two gold, three silver and five bronze medals, in the Beijing Paralympics Games.
Zakiyev said that he believed in gaining a gold medal in the Paralympics Games. їNot only had I expected it, but also all Azerbaijani nation,ї the champion said.
Zakiyev won a gold medal in the Athena Paralympics Games 2004.
Olokhan Musayev, another Azerbaijani sportsman, won a gold medal in the Beijing Paralympics Games, as well.
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