Azerbaijani Athlete Strikes Gold Medal At Paris Paralympics
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. Azerbaijani
para-athlete Orkhan Aslanov made a name for himself with his
outstanding performance at the Paralympic Games in Paris, Trend reports via Idman.
Aslanov hit the jackpot and bagged a Gold medal in the long jump
competition in the T13 category.
He hit the ground running, becoming the trailblazer by jumping
7.29 meters. This is Orkhan's second feather in his cap at the
Paralympic Games. The 29-year-old athlete previously struck gold in
Tokyo in 2020.
The brilliant news is that this is the icing on the cake for
Azerbaijan in Paris with its ninth medal. Earlier, Imamaddin
Khalilov hit the jackpot in taekwondo, Lamiya Valiyeva struck gold
and silver in athletics, Orkhan Aslanov and Said Najafzadeh
sprinted their way to gold in athletics, Raman Salei made a splash
with silver and bronze in swimming, and Sabir Zeynalov and Vali
Israfilov clinched bronze medals in taekwondo and swimming,
respectively.
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