National Paraswimmer Secures Bronze At Paris 2024 Paralympics
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Azerbaijani paraswimmer Roman Saleh has claimed a bronze medal
in the men's 100m freestyle-S12 event at Paris 2024 Summer
Paralympic Games, Azernews reports.
Salei sealed the medal with a time of 53.65 seconds. The
paraswimmer has previously earned a silver medal in the men's 100m
backstroke-S12 at the same event.
Recall that the paraswimmer represented Azerbaijan at the 2016
Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer
Paralympic Games in Tokyo, winning three Gold medals and one
silver.
Azerbaijan has a delegation of 18 athletes competing in 7 sports
at the Paris Paralympics, which runs until September 8.
Parataekwondo fighter Sabir Zeynalov has already secured a bronze
medal for the national team.
The Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games have attracted 4,000
athletes, all eager to demonstrate their talents.
These games mark the first time Paris is hosting the Summer
Paralympics and the second time that France is hosting the
Paralympic Games, as Tignes and Albertville jointly hosted the 1992
Winter Paralympics.
The programme for the 2024 Summer Paralympics was announced in
January 2019, with no changes to the 22 sports from the 2020 Summer
Paralympics.
The IPC considered bids for golf, karate, para dance sport, and
powerchair football to be added to the Paralympic programme as new
sports.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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