Azerbaijan create Children’s Paralympic Committee
Double-Paralympic champion judoka Iham Zaikyev attended the official launch of the nation’s Children’s Paralympic Committee. 01 Oct 2013
Azerbaijan's delegation enters the stadium at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Natig Gasimov, Vice President of NPC Azerbaijan, was elected Chairman of the Committee’s board.
Azerbaijan’s National Paralympic Committee officially launched its Children’s Paralympic Comittee at its executive committee meeting on 27 September.
NPC Azerbaijan President Ilgar Rahimov said the purpose of the Children’s Paralympic Committee is to encourage more youngsters with an impairment to get active in sports, which will result in a positive impact on any going through rehabitiliation and help them integrate better into everyday society in Azerbaijan.
At the end of the Committee’s introduction session, Iham Zakiyev, a double-Paralympic, double-world and four-time European champion in judo, presented a commemorative medal and NPC flag to 14-year-old Alivahid Zeynalli and nine-year-old Murad Mammadov, both who are looking to take up wheelchair fencing.
Natig Gasimov, Vice President of NPC Azerbaijan, was elected Chairman of the Committee’s board.
