Azerbaijani para athlete wins silver in Tunisia

Azerbaijani para athlete Rufat Rafiyev has won a silver medal at the Grand Prix tournament in Tunisia.

Report informs that he delivered a successful performance in shot put.

Rafiyev finished second in the F36 category with a result of 13.78 meters.

Azerbaijan is represented in shot put at the Grand Prix, which will continue until June 19, by Olokhan Musayev (F55), Elvin Astanov (F53), Samir Nabiyev (F57), Omar Bozbakhov (F57) and Rufat Rafiyev (F36). Samir Nabiyev and Omar Bozbakhov will also compete in discus throw.

The national team is led by head coach Oleg Panyutin.