Azerbaijan's National Paralympic Committee turns 30 with 68 Paralympic medals, 27 of them gold

On 16 October President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the staff of the National Paralympic Committee and Azerbaijan's Paralympians on the committee's 30th anniversary. The committee was founded in February 1996 on the initiative of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. In his message the President highlighted the athletes' many victories at the Paralympic Games and at world and European championships, as well as state support for the social protection of people with disabilities and for sports infrastructure. On the same day four people were awarded the Taraggi (Progress) medal for services to the Paralympic movement.

Azerbaijan has competed at the Summer Paralympics since Atlanta 1996 and has won 68 medals (27 gold, 21 silver, 20 bronze). Its best Games were Tokyo 2020, with 19 medals including 14 golds. At Paris 2024 Azerbaijani Paralympians won 11 medals, 4 of them gold. Most of the medals have come in judo, athletics and swimming.