Azerbaijan will be represented by a total of 19 athletes in 7
sports at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games,
Azernews reports.
The calendar of competitions for Azerbaijani athletes at the
Paralympic Games is as follows:
On August 29, athletes will participate in para taekwondo.
Royala Fataliyeva and Sabir Zeynalov will compete in their
respective K44 weight categories: Fataliyeva in the 52 kilograms
class and Zeynalov in the 58 kilograms class, with classifications
scheduled from 12:00 to 16:30 and finals from 19:00 to 23:30.
In para-swimming, Konul Suleymanova will compete in the S2
category for the 100 meters backstroke, with her classification at
12:26 and the final at 20:10. Jahan Musayev will also be in action
in archery from a para-bow, with his qualifying round set for
15:00.
On August 30, Imameddin Khalilov will test his strength in para
taekwondo in the K44, 70 kilograms category, with classifications
taking place from 11:30 to 17:30 and the final at 19:00.
In para shooting, Kamran Zeynalov will shoot in the P1 category
at a distance of 10 meters, with his qualifying round at 13:15 and
the final at 16:00. Olokhan Musayev will participate in
para-athletics in the F55 category for nuclear propulsion at
21:05.
On August 31, Roman Saleh will be competing in two events in
para-swimming; he will swim the S12 category, 100-meter backstroke
with qualifying at 11:30 and the final at 19:30.
Konul Suleymanova will also compete in the S2 category for the
50 meters backstroke, with classification at 13:09 and the final at
21:50. Meanwhile, Abulfaz Abuzarli will participate in
parataekwondo in the K44, 80 kilograms category, with
classifications from 12:00 to 16:30 and final matches from 19:00 to
23:30.
Aybeniz Babayeva will participate in para shooting in the P2
category at a distance of 10 meters, with qualifying at 14:00 and
the final at 16:45.
On September 2, Said Najafzadeh will participate in
para-athletics, competing in the T12 long jump at 12:00.
Roman Saleh will return for para-swimming, racing in the S13
category for the 50-meter freestyle with classification at 12:43
and the final at 20:41.
On September 3, Lamiya Valiyeva will test her strength in
para-athletics in the T13 category in the 100-meter race at
22:08.
The next day, Roman Saleh will take part again in para-swimming,
racing the S12 category for the 100-meter freestyle, with
qualifying at 11:30 and the final at 19:30.
In para shooting, both Kamran Zeynalov and Aybeniz Babayeva will
compete in the P4 category at a distance of 50 meters, with
qualifying at 11:30 and the final at 14:15.
Also, Jeyhun Mahmudov will participate in para-powerliftingin
the 54 kilograms category at 20:35, and Rufat Rafiyev will compete
in para-athletics in the F36 category for nuclear propulsion at
23:10.
On September 5, Vali Israfilov will compete in para-swimming in
the SB13 category for the 100-meter breaststroke, with
classification at 12:49 and the final at 21:01.
On September 7, Orkhan Aslanov will compete in para-athletics in
the T13 long jump at 12:00, followed by Lamiya Valiyeva, who will
race in the T13 category for the 400 meters at 12:22.
In para judo, Dursadaf Karimova, Khatira Ismiyeva, and Ilham
Zakiyev will fight in their respective J2 and J1 categories, with
classification from 11:30 to 14:12 and finals scheduled from 17:30
to 20:00.
Roman Saleh will also compete again in para-swimming, this time
in the S12 category for the 100-meter butterfly, with
classification at 12:49 and the final at 21:23. Note that all times
are listed in Baku time.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be held from 28 August to
September 8 with a total of 4400 athletes competing in 22
sports.
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, the Azerbaijani team consisting
of 18 athletes (13 men and 5 women) will compete in 7 sports.
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