Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
| Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | AZE |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (on foot) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Volunteer |
| Medals |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Azerbaijan participated at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022. It was the first time Azerbaijan participated at the Winter Paralympics.[1][2]
Rauf Mursalov served as Chef de Mission.[3] Mehman Ramazanzade would have been the flagbearer for Azerbaijan during the opening ceremony,[3] but due to the injury he missed the ceremony. At the opening ceremony, the Azerbaijani delegation included Rauf Mursalov, Azer Tapdygov and Magomed Ismailov.[4]
In 2008, Ramazanzade competed in powerlifting in the men's 100 kg event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, China.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Azerbaijan qualified one athlete to compete in cross-country skiing.[2][5][6] At the last training session on the eve of the start, the only athlete of Azerbaijan Mehman Ramazanzade was seriously injured. He was supposed to compete on 9 March in the cross-country competition (sitting) but was not able to compete.[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mehman Ramazanzade | Men's sprint, sitting | DNS | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing". Paralympic.org. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "National team to perform at Winter Paralympics". Azernews. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Azerbaijan announces its Chef de Mission and flag bearer for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". AZERTAC. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Дебют Азербайджана на открытии Зимней Паралимпиады
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (4 March 2022). "Beijing 2022 to feature record number of female athletes at Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Азербайджанский спортсмен получил тяжелую травму и вынужден пропустить Зимнюю Паралимпиаду
- ^ "NPCDP supported Mongolians take home vital "experience"". Paralympic.org. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.