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Azerbaijani para-karate athlete Aslan Arjan has earned a bronze
medal at the 2025 Youth Para Karate Cup in Poreč, Croatia,
Azernews reports.
The 20-year-old competitor achieved this feat in the K-21
category.
Azerbaijan made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1996 Summer
Paralympics in Atlanta, competing in track and field and
powerlifting. In the same year, the National Paralympic Committee
was established.
Since 1996, national paralympians have taken part in many
international competitions and six Paralympic Games. They enriched
the country’s medal haul with multiple awards.
The Azerbaijani Paralympic team has made significant progress
since the Tokyo 2020 Games, where they won 14 medals, including 4
gold, 4 silver, and 6 bronze.
Notable athletes, including Olympic gold medalists Lamiya
Valiyeva and Said Najafzade, proudly represented their countries by
waving their national flags during the official country parade at
the closing ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games.
The Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games brought together 4,000
athletes from around the world.
The event marked the first time Paris hosted the Summer
Paralympics and the second time that France hosted the Paralympic
Games after Tignes and Albertville jointly hosted the 1992 Winter
Paralympics.