BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 9. The Azerbaijani national team, which successfully performed at the Paris-2024 Summer Paralympic Games, has returned to its homeland, Trend reports via Idman.biz.
Idman.biz informs that they, including the two Paralympic award winners, were greeted with applause by representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Paralympic Committee, members of the media, fans and athletes' relatives at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
The Azerbaijani national team finished the Paris-2024 Summer Paralympic Games with 11 medals (4 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze). Azerbaijan took the 28th place among 169 countries.
Imameddin Khalilov (parataekwondo, 70 kg), Said Najafzade (T12 category), Orkhan Aslanov (T13 category, both long jump) gold, Lamiya Valiyeva gold (100-meter run) and silver (400-meter run), Raman Saley silver (100-meter backstroke) and 2 bronze (100-meter freestyle and butterfly), Sabir Zeynalov (parataekwondo, 58 kg), Veli Israfilov (100-meter breaststroke), Ilham Zakiyev (parajudo, + 90 kg) won the bronze medal.
It should be noted that the competition started on August 28 and ended on September 9.
