Baku: First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva took to social media to congratulate Azerbaijani swimmer Vali Israfilov for securing a bronze medal in the men’s 100m breaststroke – SB13 at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Aliyeva shared a post expressing her pride in Israfilov’s achievement, writing, “Azerbaijani para swimmer Vali Israfilov is the bronze medalist of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games! I congratulate our athlete and wish him new victories and achievements!” Israfilov finished the race with a time of 1:05.35, earning Azerbaijan its latest Paralympic honor.