Irada Azad gizi Aliyeva ( az, İradə Azad qızı Əliyeva ) is an Azerbaijani paralympic athlete, appearing in the category F12 blindness. World Cup winner among Paralympians 2015. Irada represented

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at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, which won the silver medal.

Biography

Irada Aliyeva was born 27 December 1991 in

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in a family of athletes. So, Aliyeva's mother was engaged in cycling and

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, and grandmother –

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. Initially, Irada wanted to be professionally engaged in volleyball, but could not due to a small increase, preferring

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. According to the most Aliyeva,

is a complex discipline, and she likes to "take up the challenges". Irada graduated from high school number 310 and the Academy of Physical Education and Sports in

. Aliyev began performing in 2005. In 2009, she decided to take a break from the sport, but in 2014 returned to the sport. In 2015 she took part in the first

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in healthy

. At this tournament Aliyeva with the result of 36.99 m took the 10th place. In the same year she won the Grand Prix championship in

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and

javelin. In October 2015 at the

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Irada Aliyeva won the gold medal in the javelin, setting a new world record (44.18 m) and also became the owner of the permit for the

in Rio de Janeiro. At the Paralympic Games Aliyeva in the F12 / 13 category in the best attempt has thrown a spear on 42.58 meters and finished second. In September 2016 Aliyeva decree of

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Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

for high achievements at the

in Rio de Janeiro, as well as for merits in development of the Azerbaijani sport was awarded the Order "For Service to the Fatherland" III degree.

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* Living people Paralympic athletes for Azerbaijan Paralympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 1991 births European Games competitors for Azerbaijan Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Azerbaijani javelin throwers Sportspeople from Baku {{Azerbaijan-Paralympic-medalist-stub