Azerbaijan at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Azerbaijan
IPC codeAZE
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Websitewww.paralympic.az
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors1 (on foot) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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

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

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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

References

  1. ^ "Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing". Paralympic.org. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "National team to perform at Winter Paralympics". Azernews. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Дебют Азербайджана на открытии Зимней Паралимпиады
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (4 March 2022). "Beijing 2022 to feature record number of female athletes at Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ Азербайджанский спортсмен получил тяжелую травму и вынужден пропустить Зимнюю Паралимпиаду
  8. ^ "NPCDP supported Mongolians take home vital "experience"". Paralympic.org. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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