“I was acting in a different category.”
Oku.Az This was stated by swimmer Veli Israfilov, winner of the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, speaking to journalists at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
Israfilov stressed that he was happy to have achieved this result: “I was close to the silver medal. Unfortunately, I did not succeed. I will try to get the gold medal in the next competitions.”
It should be noted that Azerbaijan, represented by 18 athletes in 7 sports, won a total of 11 medals, including 4 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze at the Paris-2024 Summer Paralympic Games. Our country ranked 28th among 169 countries in the medal ranking.
Anar Hasanov
