Afag_Sultanova

Afag Sultanova

Afag Sultanova

Azerbaijani judoka

Afag Sultanova (born 20 February 1987 in Baku) is a visually impaired Paralympic judoka. She started in karate, but took up judo at thirteen. She originally competed as an able-bodied individual and had success in it. She was European Youth and World Champion in 2008. After an injury impaired her vision she considered giving up judo, but was later inspired by the story of Ilham Zakiyev so returned as a Paralympian.[1] She went on to win a gold medal in Judo at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    IPC bio Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "CNN International". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-08-31.


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