National para-taekwondo fighters qualified for Summer Paralympics

Azerbaijani para-taekwondo fighters have won the license for the Summer Paralympics.

Sabir Zeynalov (58 kg), Imamaddin Khalilov (70 kg) and Abulfaz Abuzarli (80 kg) qualified for the Paralympic Games according to the rating table, Azernews reports.

The Summer Paralympics are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete.

The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee.

The first official Paralympic Games was held in Rome, Italy, in 1960. Around 400 athletes from 23 countries competed at the 1960 Games.

The 2024 Summer Paralympics will take place in France from August 28 to September 8. These games mark the first time Paris will host the Paralympics in its history and the second time that France will host the Paralympic Games.

The programme for the 2024 Summer Paralympics was announced in January 2019, with no changes to the 22 sports from the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

The IPC considered bids for golf, karate, para dancesport, and powerchair football to be added to the Paralympic programme as new sports.