Azerbaijanipara-athleteOrkhanAslanovgainedrecognitionforhisexceptionalperformanceattheParalympicGamesinParis.
AslanovhitthejackpotandbaggedagoldmedalinthelongjumpcompetitionintheT13category.Hehitthegroundrunning,becomingthetrailblazerbyjumping7.29meters.ThisisOrkhan'ssecondfeatherinhiscapattheParalympicGames.The29-year-oldathletepreviouslystruckgoldinTokyoin2020.
ThebrilliantnewsisthatthisistheicingonthecakeforAzerbaijaninPariswithitsninthmedal.Earlier,ImamaddinKhalilovhitthejackpotintaekwondo,LamiyaValiyevastruckgoldandsilverinathletics,OrkhanAslanovandSaidNajafzadehsprintedtheirwaytogoldinathletics,RamanSaleimadeasplashwithsilverandbronzeinswimming,andSabirZeynalovandValiIsrafilovclinchedbronzemedalsintaekwondoandswimming,respectively.
