Azerbaijani Paralympians to join dance on wheelchair and parachute jumping competitions

Baku. 29 August. REPORT.AZ/ The Intercontinental Cup on Wheelchair Dance will kick off in Russia’s Saint Petersburg city on September 9.

Report was informed in the press service of the Azerbaijani National Paralympic Committee, Vusala Karimova and Farid Mehdiyev will represent the country at the two-day contest.

Besides, both athletes and Kamala Babayeva will compete at the International Contest on Wheelchair Dance and Parachute Jumping to be held in Belarus’ capital Minsk on September 13 with the participation of 10 countries. The contest will last for 5 days.

Notably, the popularisation of the parachute jumping sort by wheelchair users has been realized with the initiative of the National Paralympic Committee.

Traditionally, international contests on such sports are held in Minsk annually.